Table 1. Factor structure of the Dance Motivation Inventory.
| I dance… | Factor 1 Fitness | Factor 2 Mood Enhancement | Factor 3 Intimacy | Factor 4 Socialising | Factor 5 Trance | Factor 6 Mastery | Factor 7 Self-confidence | Factor 8 Escapism | Factor 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | … to watch my lines | .98 | -.03 | .05 | -.01 | .02 | -.07 | .00 | -.01 | .00 |
| 11. | … to be healthy | .80 | .02 | .02 | .03 | -.02 | .06 | .06 | -.01 | .00 |
| 3. | … to be fit | .79 | .06 | -.03 | .01 | -.07 | .06 | .04 | -.05 | .18 |
| 14. | … to exercise | .65 | .00 | -.02 | -.01 | .08 | .16 | .03 | .11 | .02 |
| 22. | … because I enjoy it | -.03 | .79 | -.01 | .02 | .03 | -.03 | -.01 | -.05 | .11 |
| 25. | … because dancing improves my mood | -.02 | .77 | .06 | -.03 | -.05 | .02 | .05 | .20 | .02 |
| 17. | … because it fills me up with energy | .10 | .61 | -.08 | .02 | .25 | .00 | .09 | -.01 | -.03 |
| 27. | … because girls are pretty / boys are handsome | -.01 | -.03 | .79 | .05 | .03 | .09 | -.13 | -.08 | .05 |
| 7. | … because I am looking for a relationship | .00 | -.09 | .71 | .07 | -.09 | .18 | .00 | .05 | .01 |
| 9. | … because I like being physically close to another human being | .01 | .02 | .62 | -.07 | .22 | .01 | .13 | -.16 | .06 |
| 19. | … because I am looking for a sex partner | .00 | -.26 | .57 | -.02 | .04 | -.03 | -.08 | .04 | .00 |
| 30. | … because it makes easy to socialise | .01 | -.01 | .57 | .22 | -.12 | .10 | .12 | .14 | -.14 |
| 6. | … because I like the company | .00 | .18 | -.01 | .77 | .01 | .02 | -.07 | .02 | .04 |
| 5. | … because I am surrounded by people who think like me | .02 | -.09 | -.05 | .77 | .08 | .01 | .06 | -.05 | .14 |
| 46. | … because I can meet many people like me | -.02 | -.03 | .05 | .72 | .00 | .04 | .05 | .09 | .09 |
| 13. | … because I can experience a trance-like state | .01 | -.03 | .05 | .02 | .83 | .00 | .07 | .01 | -.03 |
| 16. | … because I can experience ecstasy | .02 | -.03 | .10 | .09 | .83 | -.04 | .02 | -.02 | .02 |
| 18. | … because it feels like floating | .06 | .24 | -.04 | .05 | .64 | .00 | .04 | .04 | -.02 |
| 51. | … because I can experience an altered state of mind | -.03 | .06 | -.01 | -.05 | .78 | .12 | -.07 | .18 | -.01 |
| 29. | … because it improves my coordination | .13 | .01 | .02 | .08 | -.02 | .61 | .10 | .01 | .01 |
| 21. | … because I like being in control of my body | -.04 | -.02 | .01 | -.02 | .24 | .57 | .15 | -.04 | .04 |
| 33. | … because I constantly improve | .04 | .29 | -.04 | .09 | .00 | .50 | -.01 | -.01 | .22 |
| 15. | … because dancing brings out the man/woman within me | .03 | .16 | .02 | -.04 | .12 | .06 | .68 | -.06 | .05 |
| 44. | … because I feel sexy when I dance | .08 | .04 | .12 | -.12 | .07 | -.05 | .55 | .13 | .21 |
| 12. | … because dancing improves my self-esteem | .16 | .06 | -.04 | .12 | -.02 | -.03 | .53 | .13 | .20 |
| 48. | … to avoid feeling the blues | .05 | .11 | -.01 | -.03 | -.01 | .02 | -.09 | .76 | .10 |
| 47. | … because otherwise my life would be empty | -.08 | .02 | .03 | .05 | .07 | .01 | -.11 | .69 | .14 |
| 45. | … because when I dance, I don't have to deal with my everyday problems | .08 | .20 | .00 | -.03 | .00 | -.01 | .19 | .59 | -.11 |
| 41. | … because I feel that I would miss something if I didn't dance | -.01 | -.08 | -.06 | .09 | .04 | .05 | .16 | .51 | .01 |
| Factor determinacies | 0.97 | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 0.93 | ||
| Cronbach’s alpha | 0.91 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.85 | 0.90 | 0.73 | 0.81 | 0.79 | ||
| Mean | 2.47 | 3.57 | 1.58 | 2.71 | 2.39 | 2.75 | 2.94 | 2.14 | ||
| SD | 0.94 | 0.64 | 0.91 | 1.02 | 1.23 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 1.06 | ||
| Excluded: | ||||||||||
| 1. | … because it gives me a feeling of success | .05 | .03 | .01 | .16 | .01 | .05 | .19 | .00 | .52 |
| 2. | … because when I dance, I feel happy | .03 | .64 | -.04 | .01 | .10 | .05 | .05 | .03 | .32 |
| 4. | … because I receive many positive feedback | .08 | .06 | .10 | .13 | .00 | .12 | .11 | -.03 | .46 |
| 8. | … because dancing gives me pleasure | .04 | .19 | .41 | .05 | .29 | .03 | .00 | .03 | .16 |
| 20. | … because I constantly expand my physical limits | .06 | -.08 | -.03 | -.02 | .37 | .53 | .03 | .06 | .08 |
| 23. | … because I get to know new people | .04 | .07 | .33 | .50 | -.08 | .06 | .01 | .00 | -.08 |
| 24. | … because I can meet my old friends/acquaintances | .04 | .11 | .09 | .49 | .02 | .04 | -.02 | .01 | -.09 |
| 26. | … because I can communicate with my partner beyond words | -.07 | .05 | .22 | .12 | .21 | .10 | .41 | -.07 | -.08 |
| 28. | … because I like the predictable moves | .01 | -.06 | .20 | .09 | .01 | .42 | .05 | .08 | -.01 |
| 31. | … because I enjoy watching others dance | .00 | .26 | .16 | .16 | .02 | .41 | -.11 | .05 | -.13 |
| 32. | … because dancing reduces daily stress | .05 | .50 | -.02 | -.01 | .04 | .18 | .03 | .34 | -.15 |
| 34. | … to enrich my everydays | .05 | .37 | .10 | .13 | -.01 | .08 | .08 | .26 | .06 |
| 35. | … to show off my dancing skills to others | .01 | -.18 | .11 | .03 | .09 | .06 | .15 | .15 | .48 |
| 36. | … to express myself | -.03 | .07 | -.06 | .04 | .34 | .08 | .33 | .02 | .20 |
| 37. | … because I like the atmosphere of the parties | .01 | .18 | .19 | .35 | .22 | -.06 | -.02 | .01 | .04 |
| 38. | … because when I dance, I don't feel lonely | -.08 | .00 | .25 | .02 | .08 | -.10 | .15 | .49 | .03 |
| 39. | … to lose weight | .51 | -.30 | -.01 | .02 | .08 | -.03 | -.01 | .34 | -.04 |
| 40. | … because it reduces my shyness | -.01 | .00 | .08 | .04 | -.02 | .02 | .44 | .46 | -.10 |
| 42. | … because the self-confidence I gain during dancing has a good effect on other areas in my life | .00 | -.03 | -.08 | .10 | .02 | .01 | .54 | .32 | .11 |
| 43. | … because I like leading my partner / I like to be led | .00 | -.01 | .27 | -.05 | .14 | .06 | .29 | .07 | .01 |
| 49. | … because others respect me when I tell them that I dance | .01 | -.21 | .06 | -.05 | -.06 | .24 | .04 | .40 | .30 |
| 50. | … because my dancing constantly improves | -.02 | .06 | .01 | .01 | -.01 | .40 | -.08 | .26 | .34 |
Note: Exploratory factor analysis was conducted with maximum likelihood estimation, oblique rotation. Factor loadings are in bold