Table 3.
Results of the CFA with standardized factor loadings (and standard errors) of the HOS
| Item HOS | MHPP Factor 1 |
HES Factor 2 |
HIC Factor 3 |
PHC Factor 4 |
HLC Factor 5 |
HA Factor 6 |
HEX Factor 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.I do things that keep me from becoming physically unhealthy. | .710 (.042)*** | ||||||
| 15.I am motivated to keep myself from becoming physically unhealthy. | .799 (.029)*** | ||||||
| 25.I try to avoid engaging in behaviors that undermine my physical health. | .759 (.032)*** | ||||||
| 35.I really want to prevent myself from getting out of shape. | .718 (.041)*** | ||||||
| 45. I am motivated to avoid being in terrible physical shape. | .715 (.042)*** | ||||||
| 16. I am strongly motivated to devote time and effort to my physical health. | .810 (.030)*** | ||||||
| 26. I have a strong desire to keep myself physically healthy. | .760 (.037)*** | ||||||
| 36. It's really important to me that I keep myself in proper physical health. | .724 (.045)*** | ||||||
| 33.I usually worry about whether I am in good health. | .565 (.057)*** | ||||||
| 4.I feel confident about the status of my health. | .728 (.050)*** | ||||||
| 14.I rarely become discouraged about my health. | .567 (.054)*** | ||||||
| 44.I feel that I have handled my health very well. | .737 (.041)*** | ||||||
| 9.I expect that my health will be excellent in the future. | .734 (.037)*** | ||||||
| 19.I believe that the future status of my physical health will be positive. | .757 (.049)*** | ||||||
| 10. I am in good physical health. | .805 (.030)*** | ||||||
| 20. My body is in good physical shape. | .786 (.041)*** | ||||||
| 2.I sometimes wonder what others think of my physical health. | 685 (.055)*** | ||||||
| 12.I’m very concerned with how others evaluate my physical health. | .877 (.025)*** | ||||||
| 22.I'm very aware of what others think of my physical health. | .597 (.059)*** | ||||||
| 32.I'm concerned about how my physical health appears to others. | .871 (.027)*** | ||||||
| 42.I'm concerned about what other people think of my physical health. | .830 (.035)*** | ||||||
| 11.I notice immediately when my body doesn't feel healthy. | .824 (.029)*** | ||||||
| 21.I'm sensitive to internal bodily cues about my health. | .738 (.047)*** | ||||||
| 31.I know immediately when I'm not feeling in great health | .761 (.047)*** | ||||||
| 41.I'm very aware of changes in my physical health | .782 (.043)*** | ||||||
| 17. My health is something that I alone am responsible for | 646 (.052)*** | ||||||
| 37.What happens to my physical health is my own doing | .798 (.035)*** | ||||||
| 47.Being in good physical health is a matter of my own ability and effort | .849 (.033)*** | ||||||
| 38.Being in excellent physical shape has little or nothing to do with luck | .531 (.072)*** | ||||||
| 48.I don't believe that chance or luck play any role in the status of my physical health | .533 (.069)*** | ||||||
| 3.I feel anxious when I think about my health | .755 (.036)*** | ||||||
| 13.I'm worried about how healthy my body is | .667 (.050)*** | ||||||
| 23.Thinking about my health leaves me with an uneasy feeling | .733 (.047)*** | ||||||
| 43. I feel nervous when I think about the status of my physical health | .749 (.049)*** | ||||||
| 39.I will probably experience a number of health problems in the future | .736 (.060)*** | ||||||
| 49.I anticipate that my physical health will deteriorate in the future | .829 (.041)*** |
MHPP Motivation for health promotion and prevention, HES Health esteem, HIC Health image concern, PHC Personal health consciousness, HLC Health locus of control, HA Health anxiety, HEX Health expectation
*p<0.05
**p<0.01
***p<0.001