Table 2.

Factor loading of each item and factor of the 36-item AAS-Thai

Item	Factor							Communality
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1	0.80							0.71
2	0.76							0.69
11	0.72							0.69
9	0.68							0.68
3	0.67							0.59
13	0.65							0.65
42	0.63							0.61
15	0.55							0.55
24		0.74						0.79
26		0.73						0.62
32		0.73						0.68
25		0.69						0.79
31		0.69						0.64
30		0.67						0.62
12		0.62						0.70
29		0.61						0.65
37			0.89					0.87
38			0.87					0.82
36			0.70					0.62
33			0.61					0.59
35			0.60					0.54
44				0.87				0.87
43				0.84				0.85
45				0.71				0.66
8				0.48				0.56
19					0.81			0.69
18					0.72			0.74
20					0.71			0.71
17					0.54			0.69
16					0.45			0.66
5						0.78		0.69
4						0.68		0.71
6						0.60		0.62
10						0.57		0.66
46							0.68	0.73
47							0.68	0.72

Notes: The seven factors of active aging: 1, being self-reliant; 2, being actively engaged with society; 3, developing spiritual wisdom; 4, building up financial security; 5, maintaining a healthy lifestyle; 6, engaging in active learning; 7, strengthening family ties to ensure care in later life.

Abbreviation: AAS-Thai, scale of active aging for Thai adults.