Table 3.
Factor analysis results for the MOPE-Q – Australian version
| Items | Physically active environment | Social pressure to be fit | Government liveability policies | Unhealthy food environment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There is a culture of being physically active and this encourages me to be physically active |
.67 |
.22 |
|
|
| The availability of quality leisure facilities (e.g. gyms and pools) encourages me to be physically active |
.73 |
|
|
|
| Accessibility to walking and cycling paths encourages me to be physically active |
.77 |
|
|
.13 |
| Seeing people doing physical activity in public encourages me to be physically active |
.77 |
.10 |
-.12 |
|
| The accessibility of "green spaces" such as parks encourages me to be physically active |
.71 |
.16 |
|
|
| I feel a lot of social pressure to be fit |
.39 |
.54 |
.25 |
|
| I feel a lot of social pressure to be slim |
.23 |
.75 |
-.11 |
|
| Seeing people being conscious about their body size leads me to watch my weight and size |
.26 |
.71 |
.17 |
-.15 |
| People’s negative attitudes about obese people encourages me to be concerned about my weigh |
|
.73 |
-.11 |
.15 |
| people critically evaluate my body size |
-.12 |
.79 |
.11 |
|
| Government rules about clothes and behaviours encourages me to be physically active in public |
.19 |
.11 |
.60 |
|
| Lack of air pollution encourages me to be physically active |
-.11 |
|
.75 |
|
| Street safety (e.g. lack of harassment or traffic) encourages me to be physically active |
-.20 |
.10 |
.76 |
-.14 |
| Government rules about cloths encourages me to be concern about my body size |
|
|
.78 |
|
| The high level of advertising encourages me to eat unhealthy foods |
|
|
|
.76 |
| Unhealthy food is cheap and this encourages me to have an unhealthy diet |
.22 |
|
.23 |
.81 |
| Ready access to unhealthy food service outlets encourages me to eat unhealthy foods | .84 |