Table 3.
Confirmation Sample: Standardized Parameter Estimates from the 8-Factor Confirmatory Factor Analytic and Exploratory Structural Equation Models of the Motives for Playing Drinking Games Measure.
| Confirmatory factor analysis | Exploratory structural equation modeling | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standardized factor loadings and uniquenesses | ||||||||||||||||||
| Item | CT (λ) | C (λ) | FC (λ) | SL (λ) | N (λ) | SP (λ) | B (λ) | CP (λ) | δ | CT (λ) | C (λ) | FC (λ) | SL (λ) | N (λ) | SP (λ) | B (λ) | CP (λ) | δ |
| Competition and Thrills | ||||||||||||||||||
| CT1: For the competition | .50 | .76 | .88 | −.02 | .04 | .00 | −.01 | .00 | .02 | −.08 | .24 | |||||||
| CT2: To avoid having to talk to somebody one-on-one | .34 | .88 | .04 | .20 | −.08 | .01 | −.05 | .01 | .50 | .00 | .59 | |||||||
| CT3: To get practice at that game | .53 | .31 | .33 | −.04 | −.01 | .16 | .14 | .08 | .11 | .06 | .68 | |||||||
| CT4: Because I want to win | .53 | .72 | .77 | .07 | .01 | −.01 | −.01 | −.01 | −.03 | .05 | .37 | |||||||
| CT5: To take a risk | .64 | .57 | .09 | .05 | −.04 | .11 | .20 | .01 | −.02 | .48 | .53 | |||||||
| CT6: To just go wild | .67 | .56 | .08 | .05 | .36 | .02 | .02 | .04 | −.10 | .50 | .47 | |||||||
| CT7: See reactions when inhibitions are lowereda | .55 | .69 | −.03 | .02 | .03 | .22 | .07 | .07 | .01 | .38 | .66 | |||||||
| Conformity | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1: To blend in with the crowd | .80 | .37 | −.02 | .72 | .03 | −.03 | .06 | .06 | .07 | .01 | .36 | |||||||
| C2: To fit in | .84 | .30 | .02 | .84 | .00 | −.01 | −.04 | .03 | −.01 | .02 | .28 | |||||||
| C3: Because I don’t want to feel left out | .66 | .57 | −.05 | .65 | −.02 | .05 | −.02 | −.08 | .14 | .00 | .52 | |||||||
| C4: Because other people are playing them | .62 | .62 | .06 | .62 | .13 | .06 | .02 | −.06 | −.05 | .02 | .56 | |||||||
| C5: Because I am afraid I will look silly if I don’t | .69 | .53 | .03 | .51 | −.21 | −.03 | .06 | .05 | .11 | .21 | .47 | |||||||
| Fun and Celebration | ||||||||||||||||||
| FC1: To get drunk | .68 | .54 | −.03 | −.07 | .61 | −.08 | −.12 | .01 | .03 | 50 . | .45 | |||||||
| FC2: To get a buzz | .69 | .53 | .00 | −.01 | .56 | .06 | −.16 | −.06 | .01 | .47 | .47 | |||||||
| FC3: Because they are fun | .61 | .63 | .02 | .01 | .69 | .01 | .02 | .01 | −.16 | −.01 | .49 | |||||||
| FC4: To liven up a boring party | .62 | .62 | .08 | .03 | .54 | .08 | .06 | .02 | .14 | −.04 | .56 | |||||||
| FC5: To have good laugh | .54 | .70 | −.04 | −.01 | .56 | .10 | .10 | −.07 | .03 | −.08 | .62 | |||||||
| Social Lubrication | ||||||||||||||||||
| SL1: As a way of getting to know other people | .73 | .47 | .00 | .14 | .20 | .62 | .03 | .06 | −.03 | −.07 | .41 | |||||||
| SL2: To make it easier to talk to someone | .52 | .73 | −.05 | .22 | .10 | .33 | −.09 | .02 | .42 | −.03 | .52 | |||||||
| SL3: To meet interesting people | .77 | .42 | .00 | .07 | .02 | .59 | .13 | .09 | −.10 | .12 | .40 | |||||||
| SL4: To learn things about others | .64 | .58 | .04 | −.09 | −.03 | .74 | .02 | −.07 | .06 | .12 | .47 | |||||||
| SL5: As a way of expressing interest in someone | .71 | .50 | .07 | −.02 | −.01 | .49 | −.01 | .28 | .15 | .04 | .45 | |||||||
| Novelty | ||||||||||||||||||
| N1: Because it is a new experience | .67 | .55 | .01 | −.03 | .00 | .13 | .69 | −.03 | .04 | .00 | .43 | |||||||
| N2: To try something different | .69 | .52 | −.02 | −.04 | .08 | .11 | .64 | .01 | −.06 | .00 | .46 | |||||||
| N3: Because it is a more exciting way to drink | .59 | .65 | .09 | .04 | .58 | −.03 | .13 | .06 | −.02 | .08 | .51 | |||||||
| Sexual Pursuit | ||||||||||||||||||
| SP1: In order to have sex with someone | .76 | .42 | .04 | .01 | .01 | −.04 | −.02 | .72 | .01 | .08 | .41 | |||||||
| SP2: As a way to get a date | .85 | .28 | .00 | .01 | .01 | .07 | .01 | .88 | −.03 | −.06 | .24 | |||||||
| SP3: To work up the courage to put the moves on someone | .80 | .35 | −.02 | .02 | −.02 | .07 | .00 | .67 | .16 | .05 | .36 | |||||||
| Boredom | ||||||||||||||||||
| B1: To kill time | .64 | .59 | .05 | .00 | .25 | −.08 | .22 | .07 | .31 | .12 | .65 | |||||||
| B2: When there is nothing else to do | .59 | .65 | .05 | .03 | .35 | −.01 | .25 | −.05 | .30 | .00 | .61 | |||||||
| B3: Because I don’t know what else to do for fun | .65 | .57 | .00 | .12 | .00 | −.07 | .16 | .14 | .35 | .23 | .53 | |||||||
| Coping | ||||||||||||||||||
| CP1: To relax | .29 | .92 | −.02 | −.10 | .25 | .12 | .13 | .02 | .08 | .10 | .82 | |||||||
| CP2: To forget about problems | .64 | .59 | −.04 | .07 | .06 | .01 | .06 | .01 | .26 | .41 | .61 | |||||||
| CP3: To feel better about myself | .75 | .44 | .02 | .21 | −.13 | .10 | .03 | .14 | .17 | .31 | .52 | |||||||
Note. λ = standardized factor loading; δ = standardized uniqueness; CT = Competition and Thrills; C = Conformity; FC = Fun and Celebration; SL = Social Lubrication; N = Novelty; SP = Sexual Pursuit; B = Boredom; CP = Coping. Bolded numbers indicate factor loadings of at least .30.
This item was paraphrased for brevity in this table (see Table 1 for the exact wording of this item). Factor correlations: CT with C = .56; CT with FC = .65; CT with SL = .72; CT with N = 72; CT with SP = .66; CT with B = .74; CT with CP = .75; C with FC = .22; C with SL = .50; C with N = .38; C with SP = .53; C with B = .61; C with CP = .70; FC with SL = .50; FC with N = .66; FC with SP = .21; FC with B = .58; FC with CP = .34; SL with N = .70; SL with SP = .62; SL with B = .60; SL with CP = .62; N with SP = .35; N with B = .64; N with CP = .46; SP with B = .56; SP with CP = .71; B with CP = .74.