Psychometric validation of four-item exercise identity and healthy-eater identity scales and applications in weight loss maintenance

Table 4 Study 1: Exploratory Factor Analysis for Exercise Identity and Healthy Eating Identity

	Factor Loading	Extraction Communality
Exercise Identity Items (n = 735)
‘Engaging in sufficient exercise is something that fits the way I want to live’	0.472	0.223
‘Engaging in sufficient exercise is something that fits who I am’	0.734	0.539
‘I see myself as someone who engages in sufficient exercise’	0.944	0.894
‘I am a typical person who engages in sufficient exercise’	0.934	0.876
Health Eating Identity Items (n = 834)
‘Engaging in healthy eating is something that fits the way I want to live’	0.546	0.298
‘Engaging in healthy eating is something that fits into who I am’	0.808	0.652
‘I see myself as someone who engages in healthy eating’	0.933	0.871
‘I am a typical person who engages in healthy eating’	0.888	0.789

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