Table 2.

Exploratory factor analysis of the MCCQ in sample 1 (n = 290)

Item	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3	Factor 4	Factor 5	Factor 6
M1 …because it became a ritual for me	0.806	− 0.042	− 0.049	0.112	0.006	0.121
M8 …because it became an enjoyable habit	0.585	− 0.011	0.144	0.208	0.206	− 0.053
M15 …because it became the part of my everyday life	0.640	0.004	0.048	0.013	0.070	0.357
M24 …because it is a pleasant ritual	0.595	0.040	0.018	0.306	0.131	0.003
M2 …because it helps when I am tired	0.089	0.858	− 0.074	0.013	− 0.027	− 0.053
M4 …because it helps me to concentrate	0.035	0.837	0.081	0.005	− 0.011	− 0.155
M9 …because it makes me feel that I am full of energy	− 0.048	0.638	0.293	0.082	0.001	− 0.044
M11 …because it helps me to stay awake	− 0.020	0.870	− 0.069	− 0.049	− 0.066	− 0.027
M14 …because I become refreshed	0.021	0.825	0.132	− 0.040	0.031	− 0.002
M20 …because it makes me more motivated to work	− 0.032	0.533	0.304	0.159	− 0.036	− 0.030
M21 …because it peps me up	0.005	0.494	0.376	− 0.019	0.127	0.063
M25 …because it helps me to wake up	0.187	0.689	− 0.013	− 0.056	− 0.024	0.204
M27 …because it stimulates me	0.037	0.824	− 0.064	0.018	0.100	0.109
M30 …because sometimes it feels good to be stimulated	− 0.197	0.502	0.303	0.167	0.061	0.031
M34 …because it invigorates me	− 0.113	0.774	0.184	0.001	− 0.007	0.030
M37 …because I feel physically and mentally fitter	− 0.014	0.670	0.195	0.083	0.025	0.051
M6 ...because it improves my mood	0.083	0.033	0.797	− 0.087	− 0.002	0.047
M12 ...because my mood becomes better	0.092	0.144	0.718	0.007	0.031	0.013
M23 ... because it relieves tension	− 0.024	0.052	0.493	0.300	− 0.098	0.090
M18 …because I love the atmosphere associated with it	0.178	0.125	0.396	0.369	0.055	− 0.048
M32 …because it calms me down	0.160	− 0.013	0.394	0.267	− 0.044	0.031
M7 …because everyone in my company drinks it	− 0.024	− 0.105	0.134	0.647	0.024	− 0.013
M10 …because drinking coffee is important in social situations	0.087	− 0.008	0.092	0.802	− 0.216	− 0.010
M16 …because drinking coffee is a social event	0.151	0.033	− 0.029	0.891	− 0.157	− 0.007
M22 …because it is a pleasant addition to a good conversation	− 0.016	0.030	0.012	0.783	0.045	0.177
M31 …because it brings me together with other people	− 0.052	− 0.063	0.252	0.731	0.047	− 0.093
M36 …because it feels good with a conversation in company	− 0.004	− 0.009	− 0.056	0.772	0.093	0.221
M39 …it is good to relax with a cup of coffee	0.150	0.098	− 0.031	0.552	0.018	0.269
M3 …because I like its taste	0.103	− 0.018	0.098	− 0.046	0.818	− 0.053
M26 …because it is delicious	0.041	0.032	− 0.023	0.044	0.905	0.029
M35 …because I love the smell	0.158	0.030	− 0.038	0.227	0.469	0.211
M33 ...because it feels good to have a hot drink when it is cold	0.021	0.026	0.023	0.239	0.314	0.081
M5 …because it reduces headaches	0.029	− 0.093	0.098	− 0.002	− 0.073	0.571
M28 …because I have got used to it	0.444	0.023	0.043	− 0.028	0.039	0.610
M38 …because it is good for my blood pressure	− 0.104	0.129	0.105	0.086	− 0.007	0.435
M13 …because it feels good when I am smoking a cigarette	0.138	0.141	0.181	0.013	− 0.017	− 0.024
M17 …because it is good for my stomach	0.103	− 0.101	0.286	0.169	− 0.049	0.070
M19 …because it helps me sleep better	0.125	− 0.036	0.244	− 0.031	0.039	− 0.069
M29 …because it hydrates me	− 0.027	− 0.257	0.186	0.071	0.275	0.163

The highest factor scores which are above 0.40 are in bold. The second highest factor scores which indicate cross-loadings (factor loadings more than .32 on a second factor or the second highest loading has a difference less than 0.30 compared to the highest factor loading) are marked in italics