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Table 3 PACES-8 Factor Loadings and Residuals across Group and Time (Least Restrictive, Most Restrictive)

From: Measuring enjoyment of physical activity in older adults: invariance of the physical activity enjoyment scale (paces) across groups and time

Group

Invariance

Walking

(n = 75)

Flexing-Toning-Balance

(n = 76)

Items

Loadings

(λ)

Residuals

(θ)

Loadings

(λ)

Residuals

(θ)

I find it pleasurable

.70, .71

.51, .50

.72, .71

.48, .50

It's a lot of fun†

.86, .82

.27, .32

.80, .82

.37, .32

It's very pleasant

.79, .69

.38, .52

.61, .69

.63, .52

It's very invigorating

.80, .83

.36, .32

.84, .83

.30, .32

It's very gratifying

.83, .74

.32, .45

.66, .74

.57, .45

It's very exhilarating

.85, .78

.29, .40

.70, .78

.51, .40

It's very stimulating†

.78, .86

.39, .27

.92, .86

.15, .27

It's very refreshing

.80, .84

.36, .30

.88, .84

.23, .30

Longitudinal Invariance

Time 1

Time 2

Items

Loadings

(λ)

Residuals

(θ)

Loadings

(λ)

Residuals

(θ)

I find it pleasurable

.70, .70

.52, .52

.69, .70

.53, .52

It's a lot of fun†

.83, .78

.31, .39

.74, .78

.45, .39

It's very pleasant

.68, .73

.54, .47

.76, .73

.42, .47

It's very invigorating

.83, .86

.32, .25

.90, .86

.19, .25

It's very gratifying

.74, .78

.46, .39

.82, .78

.32, .39

It's very exhilarating

.78, .84

.39, .30

.89, .84

.20, .30

It's very stimulating†

.86, .76

.26, .43

.68, .76

.54, .43

It's very refreshing

.83, .85

.31, .27

.86, .85

.26, .27

  1. Note. † Items are reverse coded and were inverted prior to analyses.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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