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Table 2 Exploratory factor analysis for questionnaire item selection

From: Capturing health and eating status through a nutritional perception screening questionnaire (NPSQ9) in a randomised internet-based personalised nutrition intervention: the Food4Me study

 

Factor loadings

Factor 1: Management

 

  I Can Manage To Stick To Healthy Foods:

  Even If I Need A Long Time To Develop The Necessary Routines

0.775

  Even If I Have To Try Several Times Until It Works

0.819

  Even If I Have To Rethink My Entire Way Of Nutrition

0.791

  Even If I Do Not Receive A Great Deal Of Support From Others When Making My First Attempts

0.669

  Even If I Have To Make A Detailed Plan

0.725

  Cronbach’s alpha =

0.875

Factor 2: Perception & Habits

 Eating Healthily Is Something I Do Frequently

0.649

 I Eat Healthily Without Having To Consciously Think About It

0.759

 Eating Healthily Is Something I Don’t Have To Think About Doing

0.777

 Do You Skip Meals And Replace Them With Snacks?

0.311

  Cronbach’s alpha =

0.732