Table 3. Results obtained from exploratory factor analysis .

Construct	Items	F1	F2	F3	F4	F5	F6	F7
Risk perception	High cholesterol level	-0.155	-0.004	-0.044	0.872a	0.054	0.1508	-0.009
	Heart attack	-0.080	-0.062	-0.093	0.894a	0.131	0.1405	0.006
	Hypertension	-0.063	-0.079	-0.023	0.903a	0.116	0.090	-0.008
	Osteoporosis	-0.066	0.019	-0.034	0.908a	0.088	0.120	-0.091
	Cardiovascular disease	0.138	-0.078	0.069	0.784a	0.127	0.091	0.073
Action self-efficacy	10 minute	0.205	0.183	0.236	0.057	0.147	0.041	0.899a
	20 minute	0.204	0.206	0.217	0.024	0.248	0.152	0.710a
	30 minute	0.210	0.196	0.364	-0.051	0.228	0.110	0.714a
Outcome expectancies	Improving weight	0.185	-0.029	0.375	-0.211	0.594a	0.151	0.426
	Improving blood sugar	0.025	0.023	0.130	0.116	0.826a	0.001	0.357
	Improving‏ blood cholesterol	0.086	0.067	0.011	0.111	0.910a	0.063	0.173
	I will be physically healthier	0.378	0.028	-0.106	0.154	0.807a	-0.089	-0.032
	I will be happier	0.264	-0.057	-0.099	0.220	0.863a	0.035	0.035
Behavioral intention	I intend to engage in physical activity over two next months	0.210	0.380	0.690a	0.098	-0.145	0.184	0.215
	I will try to engage in physical activity over two next months	0.249	0.316	0.756a	0.076	-0.055	0.145	0.246
	I will plan to engage in physical activity over two next months	0.247	0.269	0.796a	0.058	-0.039	0.112	0.188
Planning	When do physical activity	0.269	0.706a	0.363	-0.152	-0.122	0.033	0.326
	Where do physical activity	0.326	0.694a	0.439	-0.180	-0.085	0.018	0.259
	How do physical activity	0.320	0.668a	0.418	-0.130	0.074	-0.007	0.334
	With whom do physical activity	0.287	0.729a	0.382	-0.163	0.050	0.069	0.234
	What to do if something intervenes	0.286	0.766a	0.357	-0.170	0.042	0.084	0.229
	What to do in difficult situations in order to stick to my intentions	0.295	0.709a	0.359	-0.208	-0.003	0.034	0.193
	When to especially watch out in order to stay committed	0.312	0.691a	0.426	-0.137	0.118	0.066	0.133
Maintenance self-efficacy	It takes me long to make it a habit.	0.796a	0.280	0.189	-0.109	0.002	0.154	0.202
	Lack of facilities	0.849a	0.180	0.165	-0.047	0.057	0.100	0.235
	Time limitation	0.824a	0.261	0.140	-0.051	0.142	0.161	0.139
	Daily chores	0.859a	0.166	0.137	-0.017	0.174	0.079	0.161
	Lack of patience	0.881	0.158	0.121	-0.049	0.142	0.073	0.155
	Over weight	0.716a	0.475	.128	-0.024	0.079	0.222	-0.019
	Tiredness	0.868a	0.063	0.171	-0.047	0.201	0.078	0.141
	Not accompanied by family	0.718a	0.374	0.140	0.028	0.171	0.186	-0.066
	Bad weather conditions	0.722a	0.382	0.149	0.032	0.246	0.226	-0.115
Recovery self-efficacy	I postpone my plans several times	0.134	0.155	0.174	0.157	-0.106	0.864a	0.074
	I did not follow physical activity for a week	0.219	0.095	0.217	0.145	0.007	0.891a	0.059
	I did not follow physical activity for a month	0.171	0.101	0.220	0.216	0.127	0.891a	0.061
	I am not able to pull myself together sometimes	0.311	-0.046	0.257	0.254	0.082	0.801a	0.126
Eigen value		16.74	6.12	4.06	3.36	2.61	1.65	1.09
Explained variance (%)		37.93	14.04	9.15	7.72	6.08	3.64	2.34

Abbreviation: F, Factor.

^aMost factor loading of each item among all factors.