Table 3.
Principal component analysis and reliability results. Rotated Component Matrix.
| Component | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1. Affiliation: | ||||||||
| like the instructor | .816 | |||||||
| like the challenge | .705 | |||||||
| enjoy individual aspect | .651 | .484 | ||||||
| learn new skills | .641 | |||||||
| enjoy being part of a club | .564 | |||||||
| like to have fun | .469 | |||||||
| 2. Friendship: | ||||||||
| be with friends/social | .841 | |||||||
| have something to do | .673 | .492 | ||||||
| meet new friends | .670 | |||||||
| 3. Fitness: | ||||||||
| to stay in good physical shape | .824 | |||||||
| exercise and physical fitness | .805 | |||||||
| 4. Reward/status: | ||||||||
| want to be popular | .714 | |||||||
| like to feel important | .714 | |||||||
| release tension | .518 | .626 | ||||||
| like the rewards | .481 | .514 | ||||||
| do something I'm good at | .470 | .452 | ||||||
| 5. Competition: | ||||||||
| like to compete | .891 | |||||||
| win and enjoy competition | .755 | |||||||
| 6. Situational: | ||||||||
| like the facilities | .597 | |||||||
| parents or close friends want me to take part | .560 | |||||||
| want to gain status or recognition | .454 | .467 | ||||||
| 7. Skill Development: | ||||||||
| improve martial arts skills | .832 | |||||||
| get to higher level | .565 | |||||||
| 8. Undeterminable: | ||||||||
| like to travel | .819 | |||||||
| like excitement | .479 | .524 | ||||||
| Eigenvalues | 9.3 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Variance | 33.3 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| Cronbach’s alpha | .86 | .76 | .77 | .76 | .84 | .80 | .77 | .73 |