Table 3.
Items of the HCL-32 and their allocation to four factors.
| Factors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Favorable dimensions | Unfavorable dimensions | |||
| Physically and mentally active | Positive social interactions | Risky behavior and substance use | Difficulties in social interaction and impatience | |
| I am physically more active | .675 | .189 | -.059 | .094 |
| I engage in lots of new things | .636 | .080 | .180 | -.083 |
| I enjoy my work more | .623 | .122 | -.053 | -.161 |
| I am more interested in sex/..have increased sexual desire | .608 | -.083 | .137 | .367 |
| I am more confident | .605 | .374 | -.065 | .001 |
| I have more ideas | .526 | .221 | .322 | -.067 |
| I think faster | .593 | .114 | .063 | .272 |
| I do things more quickly | .500 | .360 | .025 | -.208 |
| I feel more energetic | 498 | .278. | .111 | .003 |
| I talk more | .155 | .656 | .089 | .193 |
| I am more sociable | .211 | .618 | .032 | -.233 |
| I am less shy | .003 | .563 | .320 | .054 |
| I want to meet or do actually meet more people | .180 | .559 | -.037 | .093 |
| I tend to drive faster | .065 | .061 | .661 | -.006 |
| I drink more coffee | .025 | .085 | .617 | -.135 |
| I drink more alcohol | .032 | .107 | .581 | .137 |
| I take more risks in my daily life | .182 | -.171 | .560 | .462 |
| I smoke more cigarettes | .009 | .059 | .499 | .133 |
| I can be exhausting or irritating for others | .164 | -.035 | .059 | .688 |
| I get into more quarrels | -.062 | .158 | .129 | .627 |
| I am more impatient/...get irritable more easily | -.270 | .028 | -.070 | .539 |
| My thoughts jump from topic to topic | -.078 | .265 | .072 | .462 |
Note: Bold factor loadings refer to the corresponding factors.