Table 2. Item Content, Descriptive Analysis and Factor Loadings and Factor Correlations in Study 3 (N = 322).

Item Content	Mean	SD	SK	KU	AU	CO	RE
(Autonomy) When engaging in physical activity, at times you feel:
Restricted from making choice	3.677	1.631	.136	−.908	.701	.171	-.037
Forced to follow decisions made for you	3.429	1.611	.199	−.737	.727	.170	.085
Other people make their demand without providing rationale	3.320	1.571	.309	−.600	.735	.080	.055
Other people use excessive personal control	3.115	1.583	.511	−.475	.761	.087	.172
Forced to do things that you don’t want to	3.118	1.613	.457	−.672	.702	.131	.208
(Competence) When engaging in physical activity, at times:
You are made to feel powerless in some situations	4.165	1.557	−.202	−.700	.095	.427	.105
You feel incompetent because of things you are told	4.016	1.525	−.106	−.624	.098	.642	.073
You doubt if you can achieve improvement because of comments you receive	4.006	1.551	−.177	−.633	.035	.901	-.005
You doubt your ability to overcome challenges because of comments you receive	3.801	1.482	−.012	−.701	.080	.781	.076
(Relatedness) When engaging in physical activity, at times you feel:
You are rejected by those around you	2.814	1.542	.659	−.303	.089	.090	.809
Other people overlook you on purpose	2.835	1.571	.658	−.417	.060	.123	.834
Other people say bad words about you	2.689	1.505	.744	−.083	.144	.037	.786
Other people do not listen to you	2.953	1.527	.518	−.577	.100	.139	.773
Other people are reluctant to offer help	2.727	1.466	.816	.223	.142	.081	.691

Notes.

SD

Standard deviation

SK

Skewness

KU

Kurtosis

AU

autonomy need frustration

CO

competence need frustration

RE

relatedness need frustration

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