Table A1 Descriptive statistics of...

Table A1

Descriptive statistics of Q-sort values by Q statement

Q-statement #	Mean	SD
1	2.34	1.51
2	2.34	1.40
3	2.14	1.64
4	0.40	2.50
5	1.57	1.46
6	1.90	2.00
7	0.09	3.03
8	2.00	1.86
9	1.77	1.83
10	1.10	1.98
11	−0.33	2.35
12	1.50	1.82
13	0.80	1.55
14	−0.53	2.27
15	−0.56	2.16
16	1.14	2.53
17	−1.17	2.26
18	−0.77	2.17
19	−0.93	2.42
20	0.34	1.97
21	0.74	1.95
22	−1.07	2.43
23	−0.29	1.87
24	0.20	2.10
25	0.43	2.27
26	−1.20	1.48
27	−1.27	2.00
28	−1.37	1.49
29	−1.06	1.86
30	−1.24	1.68
31	−1.84	1.47
32	−0.47	2.53
33	−0.36	2.35
34	−1.81	1.80
35	−2.24	1.81
36	−2.30	1.67

Q-statement #	Mean	SD
1	2.34	1.51
2	2.34	1.40
3	2.14	1.64
4	0.40	2.50
5	1.57	1.46
6	1.90	2.00
7	0.09	3.03
8	2.00	1.86
9	1.77	1.83
10	1.10	1.98
11	−0.33	2.35
12	1.50	1.82
13	0.80	1.55
14	−0.53	2.27
15	−0.56	2.16
16	1.14	2.53
17	−1.17	2.26
18	−0.77	2.17
19	−0.93	2.42
20	0.34	1.97
21	0.74	1.95
22	−1.07	2.43
23	−0.29	1.87
24	0.20	2.10
25	0.43	2.27
26	−1.20	1.48
27	−1.27	2.00
28	−1.37	1.49
29	−1.06	1.86
30	−1.24	1.68
31	−1.84	1.47
32	−0.47	2.53
33	−0.36	2.35
34	−1.81	1.80
35	−2.24	1.81
36	−2.30	1.67

Source(s): Authors' own work

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Table A2

Complete factor arrays (factor scores) and distinguishing and consensus statements

Q-statement #	Q-sort value				Classification
Q-statement #	Factor 1	Factor 2 (Bipolar)	Factor 3	Factor 4	Classification
1	3	1	3	2	Distinguishing (F2)
2	3	−1	3	3	Distinguishing (F2)
3	2	0	2	5	Distinguishing (F4)
4	−3	−1	1	3	Distinguishing (F1, F2, F3, F4)
5	2	−3	1	4	Distinguishing (F2, F4)
6	2	3	2	2	Consensus
7	−5	2	2	3	Distinguishing (F1)
8	4	0	2	2	Distinguishing (F1, F2)
9	2	3	1	2	Non-significant Variation
10	4	0	0	1	Distinguishing (F1)
11	1	−5	0	0	Distinguishing (F1, F2)
12	1	−2	4	1	Distinguishing (F2, F3)
13	1	2	0	1	Distinguishing (F3)
14	1	5	0	−4	Distinguishing (F1, F2, F3, F4)
15	1	−3	−1	0	Distinguishing (F1, F2)
16	5	4	0	−2	Distinguishing (F3, F4)
17	−4	0	1	−1	Distinguishing (F1)
18	0	1	1	−5	Distinguishing (F4)
19	0	1	−5	1	Distinguishing (F1, F3)
20	3	1	−1	0	Distinguishing (F1)
21	0	−2	4	−1	Distinguishing (F1, F3)
22	−4	3	−2	1	Distinguishing (F1, F3)
23	0	−4	0	0	Distinguishing (F2)
24	0	4	−1	−1	Distinguishing (F2)
25	0	−4	−1	4	Distinguishing (F2, F4)
26	−1	0	−2	−3	Distinguishing (F4)
27	−1	0	−4	0	Distinguishing (F2, F3)
28	−1	2	−3	0	Distinguishing (F2, F3)
29	−1	−1	−2	−1	Consensus
30	−1	2	−2	−2	Distinguishing (F1, F2)
31	−2	1	−3	−3	Distinguishing (F2, F4)
32	−2	−3	5	−2	Distinguishing (F3)
33	−2	−2	3	−2	Distinguishing (F3)
34	−2	−2	−1	−1	Consensus
35	−3	−1	−3	−4	Non-significant Variation
36	−3	−1	−4	−3	Distinguishing (F2, F3)

Q-statement #	Q-sort value				Classification
Q-statement #	Factor 1	Factor 2(Bipolar)	Factor 3	Factor 4	Classification
1	3	1	3	2	Distinguishing (F2)
2	3	−1	3	3	Distinguishing (F2)
3	2	0	2	5	Distinguishing (F4)
4	−3	−1	1	3	Distinguishing (F1, F2, F3, F4)
5	2	−3	1	4	Distinguishing (F2, F4)
6	2	3	2	2	Consensus
7	−5	2	2	3	Distinguishing (F1)
8	4	0	2	2	Distinguishing (F1, F2)
9	2	3	1	2	Non-significant Variation
10	4	0	0	1	Distinguishing (F1)
11	1	−5	0	0	Distinguishing (F1, F2)
12	1	−2	4	1	Distinguishing (F2, F3)
13	1	2	0	1	Distinguishing (F3)
14	1	5	0	−4	Distinguishing (F1, F2, F3, F4)
15	1	−3	−1	0	Distinguishing (F1, F2)
16	5	4	0	−2	Distinguishing (F3, F4)
17	−4	0	1	−1	Distinguishing (F1)
18	0	1	1	−5	Distinguishing (F4)
19	0	1	−5	1	Distinguishing (F1, F3)
20	3	1	−1	0	Distinguishing (F1)
21	0	−2	4	−1	Distinguishing (F1, F3)
22	−4	3	−2	1	Distinguishing (F1, F3)
23	0	−4	0	0	Distinguishing (F2)
24	0	4	−1	−1	Distinguishing (F2)
25	0	−4	−1	4	Distinguishing (F2, F4)
26	−1	0	−2	−3	Distinguishing (F4)
27	−1	0	−4	0	Distinguishing (F2, F3)
28	−1	2	−3	0	Distinguishing (F2, F3)
29	−1	−1	−2	−1	Consensus
30	−1	2	−2	−2	Distinguishing (F1, F2)
31	−2	1	−3	−3	Distinguishing (F2, F4)
32	−2	−3	5	−2	Distinguishing (F3)
33	−2	−2	3	−2	Distinguishing (F3)
34	−2	−2	−1	−1	Consensus
35	−3	−1	−3	−4	Non-significant Variation
36	−3	−1	−4	−3	Distinguishing (F2, F3)

Note(s): Statement classifications are determined by statistically comparing the normalized Z-scores for each statement across the four factors. A difference in ranking (Q-Sort Value) between factors is statistically significant (at p < 0.05) if the difference in Z-scores exceeds 1.96 times the Standard Error of the Difference (SE) for those factors. A statement is classified as Distinguishing for a specific factor (noted in parentheses) if its Z-score on that factor is significantly different from its score on all other factors. A Consensus statement exhibits no statistically significant difference in Z-scores between any pair of factors. Statements classified as Non-significant Variation show statistically significant differences between at least one pair of factors but do not uniquely distinguish any single factor

Source(s): Authors' own work

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Table A3

P-sample following Brown centroid factor extraction and judgmental rotation

Respondent Number	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3	Factor 4
1	0.2705	0.4644	0.5139	0.4005
2	0.2155	0.3464	0.4970	0.6315
3	0.0809	−0.5011	0.5988*	0.0144
4	0.2268	−0.2414	0.2661	0.5441*
5	0.3996	−0.1388	0.3985	−0.1972
6	0.4437*	−0.2288	0.2597	0.0566
7	0.2962	−0.3807	0.3756	0.4741
8	0.3966	0.4581	0.2786	0.5903
9	0.8618*	0.2256	0.2303	−0.0807
10	0.0826	0.4081	0.4971	0.4802
11	0.1778	−0.5568*	0.0062	0.5161
12	0.0587	0.1762	0.4804*	0.4254
13	−0.0487	−0.4051	0.6129*	0.0050
14	0.8837*	0.0421	0.2424	−0.172
15	−0.1354	−0.3221	0.6386*	0.1643
16	0.3552	−0.1627	0.1098	0.5125*
17	0.2290	−0.2846	0.2653	0.4183
18	0.0853	−0.0875	0.7570*	0.1510
19	0.8881*	0.1672	0.1216	−0.0690
20	0.2983	0.2660	0.5510	0.4974
21	0.8969*	0.1638	0.1405	−0.1251
22	0.3355	−0.0860	0.0140	0.6457*
23	0.2228	0.6480*	0.3444	0.4807
24	0.1549	0.4278*	0.2119	0.2631
25	0.8010*	0.2098	0.2858	−0.1618
26	0.8405*	0.0772	0.3180	−0.1774
27	0.2687	−0.3609	0.0993	0.5301*
28	0.4419*	0.0891	0.3425	0.0888
29	0.2801	−0.1043	0.6462*	0.0542
30	0.3634	0.3975*	0.0024	0.0800
31	0.3609	0.3929	0.3817	0.5943
32	0.5234*	−0.1817	−0.0097	−0.0091
33	0.2655	0.3659	0.5292	0.4895
34	0.4677	−0.1306	0.2558	0.4101
35	0.0853	−0.3118	0.6061*	−0.0117
36	0.2519	−0.1746	0.6587*	−0.0456
37	0.3498	−0.1872	0.2310	0.7020*
38	0.3013	0.5944	0.4077	0.3886
39	0.9120*	0.0691	0.0684	−0.0543
40	0.3223	−0.3035	−0.0178	0.1502
41	0.0412	−0.1768	0.7570*	0.1645
42	0.8772*	0.0376	0.1087	−0.1046
43	−0.1287	0.0041	0.6697*	0.1285
44	0.8104*	0.1260	0.1917	−0.1488
45	0.2844	0.5118	0.4869	0.4981
46	0.2478	−0.1597	0.6926*	0.0289
47	0.2445	−0.2678	0.0381	0.6027*
48	0.3502	0.0748	0.3769	0.2512
49	0.2946	−0.3316	0.2387	0.6776*
50	0.2615	0.0389	−0.0622	0.5904*
51	0.4160	−0.2831	−0.0564	0.5892*
52	0.3696	0.3440	0.6103	0.3724
53	0.1889	−0.1730	0.0364	0.7056*
54	0.4638	−0.0072	0.1113	0.7081*
55	0.1339	−0.1042	0.7064*	0.0142
56	0.1878	−0.1465	0.1364	0.4225*
57	0.2686	−0.6033*	0.4844	−0.1581
58	0.8793*	0.1085	0.1753	−0.0343
59	0.1465	0.5323	0.5212	0.5018
60	−0.1427	−0.0769	0.7212*	−0.2052
61	0.8789*	0.1326	0.1103	−0.1607
62	0.8984*	0.0928	0.0415	−0.2062
63	0.1814	−0.3160	0.2545	0.2587
64	0.8117*	0.1232	0.3650	−0.1901
65	0.9140*	0.0641	0.2735	−0.1326
66	0.1898	−0.4307	0.6997*	−0.0154
67	0.3493*	−0.0820	0.2411	−0.205
68	0.0911	−0.0671	0.7280*	0.2423
69	0.8700*	0.1050	0.2174	−0.1104
70	0.4356	−0.2423	0.1671	0.5584*

RespondentNumber	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3	Factor 4
1	0.2705	0.4644	0.5139	0.4005
2	0.2155	0.3464	0.4970	0.6315
3	0.0809	−0.5011	0.5988*	0.0144
4	0.2268	−0.2414	0.2661	0.5441*
5	0.3996	−0.1388	0.3985	−0.1972
6	0.4437*	−0.2288	0.2597	0.0566
7	0.2962	−0.3807	0.3756	0.4741
8	0.3966	0.4581	0.2786	0.5903
9	0.8618*	0.2256	0.2303	−0.0807
10	0.0826	0.4081	0.4971	0.4802
11	0.1778	−0.5568*	0.0062	0.5161
12	0.0587	0.1762	0.4804*	0.4254
13	−0.0487	−0.4051	0.6129*	0.0050
14	0.8837*	0.0421	0.2424	−0.172
15	−0.1354	−0.3221	0.6386*	0.1643
16	0.3552	−0.1627	0.1098	0.5125*
17	0.2290	−0.2846	0.2653	0.4183
18	0.0853	−0.0875	0.7570*	0.1510
19	0.8881*	0.1672	0.1216	−0.0690
20	0.2983	0.2660	0.5510	0.4974
21	0.8969*	0.1638	0.1405	−0.1251
22	0.3355	−0.0860	0.0140	0.6457*
23	0.2228	0.6480*	0.3444	0.4807
24	0.1549	0.4278*	0.2119	0.2631
25	0.8010*	0.2098	0.2858	−0.1618
26	0.8405*	0.0772	0.3180	−0.1774
27	0.2687	−0.3609	0.0993	0.5301*
28	0.4419*	0.0891	0.3425	0.0888
29	0.2801	−0.1043	0.6462*	0.0542
30	0.3634	0.3975*	0.0024	0.0800
31	0.3609	0.3929	0.3817	0.5943
32	0.5234*	−0.1817	−0.0097	−0.0091
33	0.2655	0.3659	0.5292	0.4895
34	0.4677	−0.1306	0.2558	0.4101
35	0.0853	−0.3118	0.6061*	−0.0117
36	0.2519	−0.1746	0.6587*	−0.0456
37	0.3498	−0.1872	0.2310	0.7020*
38	0.3013	0.5944	0.4077	0.3886
39	0.9120*	0.0691	0.0684	−0.0543
40	0.3223	−0.3035	−0.0178	0.1502
41	0.0412	−0.1768	0.7570*	0.1645
42	0.8772*	0.0376	0.1087	−0.1046
43	−0.1287	0.0041	0.6697*	0.1285
44	0.8104*	0.1260	0.1917	−0.1488
45	0.2844	0.5118	0.4869	0.4981
46	0.2478	−0.1597	0.6926*	0.0289
47	0.2445	−0.2678	0.0381	0.6027*
48	0.3502	0.0748	0.3769	0.2512
49	0.2946	−0.3316	0.2387	0.6776*
50	0.2615	0.0389	−0.0622	0.5904*
51	0.4160	−0.2831	−0.0564	0.5892*
52	0.3696	0.3440	0.6103	0.3724
53	0.1889	−0.1730	0.0364	0.7056*
54	0.4638	−0.0072	0.1113	0.7081*
55	0.1339	−0.1042	0.7064*	0.0142
56	0.1878	−0.1465	0.1364	0.4225*
57	0.2686	−0.6033*	0.4844	−0.1581
58	0.8793*	0.1085	0.1753	−0.0343
59	0.1465	0.5323	0.5212	0.5018
60	−0.1427	−0.0769	0.7212*	−0.2052
61	0.8789*	0.1326	0.1103	−0.1607
62	0.8984*	0.0928	0.0415	−0.2062
63	0.1814	−0.3160	0.2545	0.2587
64	0.8117*	0.1232	0.3650	−0.1901
65	0.9140*	0.0641	0.2735	−0.1326
66	0.1898	−0.4307	0.6997*	−0.0154
67	0.3493*	−0.0820	0.2411	−0.205
68	0.0911	−0.0671	0.7280*	0.2423
69	0.8700*	0.1050	0.2174	−0.1104
70	0.4356	−0.2423	0.1671	0.5584*

Source(s): Authors' own work

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