Re: Positive loadings with PROMAX, negative with OBLIMIN

Posted by LaCarlotta on Jul 27, 2015; 12:54pm
URL: http://spssx-discussion.165.s1.nabble.com/Positive-loadings-with-PROMAX-negative-with-OBLIMIN-tp5722956p5730292.html

Hello everyone.

I have a similar `problem´ (I work with SPSS 22, not sure if this is relevant).

I get 14 factors with high positive loadings with varimax but with an oblimin rotation I get 14 factors where the items load in the same pattern, but they have negative or positive loadings (each factor has Items with either positive or negative loadings).
The answers, that the sign is irrelevant helps me, but is there any literature to confirm this for a master thesis?

Thanks a lot