Table 3.

Item loadings from principal component analysis (PCA) of use motives.

Item	Component 1: Therapeutic intention	Component 2: Hedonic intention	Component 3: Escapist intention
For self-awareness	0.733	−0.074	−0.185
For personal growth	0.727	−0.150	−0.191
To increase my well-being	0.668	−0.012	0.152
To confront difficult feelings	0.635	−0.371	0.126
For spiritual reasons	0.612	0.074	−0.269
For performance enhancement	0.589	0.088	0.166
To treat psychological problems	0.589	−0.362	0.303
For religious reasons	0.371	0.092	−0.148
To treat physical problems	0.361	−0.149	0.140
To have fun	−0.269	0.770	0.205
To spend time with friends	−0.193	0.674	−0.025
For partying	−0.192	0.591	0.242
For relaxation	0.213	0.579	0.270
To have an experience of nature	0.329	0.529	−0.193
To intoxicate myself	−0.252	0.523	0.353
To increase my creativity	0.486	0.522	−0.011
To increase sexual pleasure	0.219	0.378	0.150
Out of curiosity	−0.055	0.296	−0.043
To distract myself from problems	0.030	0.109	0.799
To escape from difficult feelings	0.213	−0.144	0.742
Out of boredom	−0.076	0.255	0.562
To fit in	−0.126	0.160	0.238

Items were rated on a four-point Likert scale (“not at all”; “somewhat,” “moderately,” “very much”). The highest loading of each item is written in bold font.