Table 2.
Principal factor analysis of food-choice motives among public junior-high-school students (n 681) in grades 7 and 8 (aged 13–14 years), East Jakarta, Indonesia, October 2014
| Factor loadings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| It is important to me that the food I eat on a typical day… | |||||
| …helps me relax | 0·75 | 0·00 | −0·01 | −0·01 | 0·10 |
| …helps me cope with stress | 0·73 | −0·10 | 0·03 | 0·12 | 0·09 |
| …smells nice | 0·71 | 0·08 | −0·04 | −0·06 | −0·10 |
| …cheers me up | 0·70 | 0·11 | 0·06 | 0·04 | −0·18 |
| …looks nice | 0·51 | 0·29 | −0·17 | −0·07 | 0·13 |
| …can be bought in shops close to school or my house | −0·05 | 0·69 | 0·05 | −0·08 | 0·12 |
| …is easily available in shops and supermarkets | 0·13 | 0·63 | −0·03 | −0·03 | 0·13 |
| …is good value for money | 0·17 | 0·62 | −0·02 | 0·04 | −0·08 |
| …is what I usually eat | −0·02 | 0·59 | 0·21 | −0·12 | 0·04 |
| …is cheap | 0·07 | 0·57 | −0·11 | 0·13 | −0·10 |
| …is not expensive | −0·05 | 0·56 | −0·15 | 0·30 | −0·04 |
| …contains a lot of vitamins and minerals | −0·03 | −0·01 | 0·76 | 0·04 | 0·01 |
| …is high in protein | −0·06 | 0·03 | 0·71 | −0·03 | 0·14 |
| …keeps me healthy | 0·07 | −0·06 | 0·62 | 0·06 | 0·03 |
| …is nutritious | −0·07 | 0·02 | 0·58 | 0·09 | −0·14 |
| …is good for my skin/teeth/hair/nails, etc· | 0·19 | 0·05 | 0·55 | −0·04 | 0·07 |
| …is low in fat | −0·01 | 0·12 | 0·10 | 0·62 | 0·01 |
| …is low in calories | 0·06 | −0·04 | −0·00 | 0·60 | −0·03 |
| …contains no artificial ingredients | −0·05 | 0·06 | −0·04 | 0·55 | 0·21 |
| …is not forbidden by my religion* | −0·04 | 0·00 | −0·03 | 0·08 | 0·73 |
| …is in harmony with my religious views* | 0·04 | 0·08 | 0·14 | −0·03 | 0·72 |
Bold font indicates which items loaded on the factor loadings in the respective columns.
*
From Lindeman and Väänänen( 23 ).