Table 6.
Validation Sample: Standardized Parameter Estimates from the 8-Factor Confirmatory Factor Analytic and Exploratory Structural Equation Models of the MPDG 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 | .52 | .73 | .98 | −.01 | −.08 | .00 | −.03 | .01 | −.02 | .06 | .08 | |||||||
| CT2: To avoid having to talk to somebody one-on-one | .30 | .91 | .00 | .22 | −.16 | .12 | −.07 | .13 | .13 | .20 | .75 | |||||||
| CT3: To get practice at that game | .53 | .72 | .32 | .02 | .13 | .08 | .02 | .19 | .16 | −.03 | .67 | |||||||
| CT4: Because I want to win | .52 | .73 | .69 | .00 | .19 | −.02 | .02 | −.01 | .04 | −.04 | .40 | |||||||
| CT5: To take a risk | .64 | .66 | .14 | .06 | .09 | −.02 | .25 | .01 | .09 | .32 | .65 | |||||||
| CT6: To just go wild | .59 | .60 | .02 | .00 | .38 | −.07 | .02 | .05 | −.02 | .50 | .51 | |||||||
| CT7: See reactions when inhibitions are lowereda | .43 | .82 | −.02 | .02 | .01 | .06 | .05 | .06 | .13 | .37 | .75 | |||||||
| Conformity | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1: To blend in with the crowd | .78 | .39 | .04 | .67 | .02 | .00 | .16 | .08 | −.02 | .02 | .39 | |||||||
| C2: To fit in | .84 | .30 | −.01 | .88 | −.01 | .04 | −.00 | −.09 | −.06 | .02 | .25 | |||||||
| C3: Because I don’t want to feel left out | .77 | .42 | −.02 | .81 | .01 | .00 | −.07 | −.05 | .00 | .00 | .40 | |||||||
| C4: Because other people are playing them | .57 | .68. | .12 | .54 | .23 | .01 | .03 | .02 | −.09 | −.15 | .58 | |||||||
| C5: Because I am afraid I will look silly if I don’t | .59 | .65 | −.07 | .55 | −.10 | −.07 | .04 | .11 | .11 | .03 | .61 | |||||||
| Fun and Celebration | ||||||||||||||||||
| FC1: To get drunk | .63 | .61 | .00 | −.03 | .60 | −.15 | −.10 | .12 | .10 | .24 | .50 | |||||||
| FC2: To get a buzz | .68 | .54 | −.01 | .00 | .46 | .00 | .00 | −.08 | .06 | .46 | .48 | |||||||
| FC3: Because they are fun | .61 | .63 | .08 | −.02 | .69 | .16 | .00 | .00 | −.08 | −.09 | .46 | |||||||
| FC4: To liven up a boring party | .57 | .68 | −.03 | .11 | .36 | .21 | −.04 | .05 | .28 | −.03 | .58 | |||||||
| FC5: To have good laugh | .60 | .64 | −.04 | −.02 | .55 | .14 | .13 | −.02 | −.12 | −.15 | .57 | |||||||
| Social Lubrication | ||||||||||||||||||
| SL1: As a way of getting to know other people | .69 | .53 | .01 | .05 | .03 | .79 | −.01 | −.02 | −04 | −.07 | .34 | |||||||
| SL2: To make it easier to talk to someone | .76 | .42 | −.02 | .10 | −.03 | .46 | .00 | .11 | .00 | −.03 | .39 | |||||||
| SL3: To meet interesting people | .72 | .48 | .05 | −.02 | .07 | .60 | .06 | .03 | −.10 | .12 | .45 | |||||||
| SL4: To learn things about others | .61 | .63 | .00 | −.06 | −.05 | .63 | .01 | .08 | .12 | .12 | .54 | |||||||
| SL5: As a way of expressing interest in someone | .58 | .66 | .18 | .10 | .06 | .10 | .04 | .50 | .03 | .04 | .51 | |||||||
| Novelty | ||||||||||||||||||
| N1: Because it is a new experience | .51 | .74 | .01 | .01 | −.03 | .00 | .91 | .14 | .00 | −.01 | .13 | |||||||
| N2: To try something different | .59 | .65 | −.05 | −.04 | .21 | .13 | .44 | −.03 | .15 | .02 | .58 | |||||||
| N3: Because it is a more exciting way to drink | .67 | .55 | .11 | .18 | .51 | .01 | .05 | −.02 | −.04 | .12 | .55 | |||||||
| Sexual Pursuit | ||||||||||||||||||
| SP1: In order to have sex with someone | .34 | .87 | .01 | −.10 | .03 | −.03 | −.06 | .38 | .08 | .10 | .83 | |||||||
| SP2: As a way to get a date | .70 | .51 | −.01 | −.01 | −.04 | .05 | .06 | .75 | −.02 | −.06 | .44 | |||||||
| SP3: To work up the courage to put the moves on someone | .80 | .36 | .02 | .03 | .02 | −.01 | −.02 | .71 | −.03 | .08 | .44 | |||||||
| Boredom | ||||||||||||||||||
| B1: To kill time | .65 | .58 | .07 | −.08 | −.03 | .00 | .16 | −.05 | .50 | .24 | .58 | |||||||
| B2: When there is nothing else to do | .66 | .56 | .06 | .03 | .09 | .15 | .00 | −.03 | .62 | .00 | .47 | |||||||
| B3: Because I don’t know what else to do for fun | .49 | .76 | −.05 | .21 | .03 | −.06 | .00 | .07 | .32 | .14 | .73 | |||||||
| Coping | ||||||||||||||||||
| CP1: To relax | .70 | .51 | −.05 | −.02 | .15 | .23 | .10 | −.03 | −.03 | 52 . | .51 | |||||||
| CP2: To forget about problems | .58 | .66 | −.02 | .09 | .00 | .05 | −.09 | .02 | −.01 | .62 | .58 | |||||||
| CP3: To feel better about myself | .59 | .65 | .03 | .21 | −.05 | .07 | .00 | .09 | −.04 | .44 | .62 | |||||||
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). CFA Factor correlations: CT with C = .40; CT with FC = .78; CT with SL = .68; CT with N = .81; CT with SP = .50; CT with B = .70; CT with CP = .75; C with FC = .22; C with SL = .53; C with N = .50; C with SP = .37; C with B = .41; C with CP = .51; FC with SL = .58; FC with N = .84; FC with SP = .23; FC with B = .65; FC with CP = .63; SL with N = .66; SL with SP = .58; SL with B = .54; SL with B = .54; SL with CP = .78; N with SP = .33; N with B = .68; N with CP = .62; SP with B = .29; SP with CP = .54; B with CP = .63.