Table 2.
Scores by sex and factor loadings of items retained in each RTEX factor (Study 1, NDIT 2017-2019).
| RTEXa factor and items within factors | Score | P value for sex difference | Factor loading | ||||||||
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Total (N=272), mean (SD) | Males (N=130), mean (SD) | Females (n=142), mean (SD) |
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| Factor 1: Fitnessb | |||||||||||
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I exergame to maintain my weight | 1.7 (1.1) | 1.9 (1.2) | 1.5 (1.0) | .004 | 0.87 | |||||
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I exergame to maintain my level of fitness | 1.8 (1.2) | 2.0 (1.3) | 1.6 (1.1) | .03 | 0.86 | |||||
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I exergame to be more active | 2.2 (1.3) | 2.4 (1.4) | 2.0 (1.2) | .004 | 0.70 | |||||
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I exergame to lose weight | 1.8 (1.2) | 2.0 (1.3) | 1.5 (1.0) | .004 | 0.83 | |||||
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I exergame to gain strength | 1.6 (1.1) | 1.8 (1.2) | 1.5 (1.0) | .04 | 0.89 | |||||
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I exergame to “bulk up” | 1.4 (1.0) | 1.3 (0.7) | 1.4 (0.8) | .44 | 0.77 | |||||
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I exergame to gain flexibility | 1.9 (1.1) | 1.8 (1.2) | 1.5 (1.0) | .07 | 0.90 | |||||
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I exergame to gain balance | 1.7 (1.1) | 1.8 (1.2) | 1.6 (1.0) | .07 | 0.88 | |||||
| Factor 2: Enjoymentb | |||||||||||
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I like to play exergames | 3.2 (1.4) | 3.2 (1.4) | 3.2 (1.3) | .68 | 0.73 | |||||
| I like to play exergames with friends | 3.3 (1.4) | 3.4 (1.4) | 3.2 (1.4) | .37 | 0.81 | ||||||
| I like to play exergames with my family | 2.8 (1.5) | 2.6 (1.4) | 3.0 (1.5) | .03 | 0.60 | ||||||
| Exergames are boring to play (reverse coded) | 3.5 (1.3) | 3.5 (1.3) | 3.6 (1.3) | .46 | 0.50 | ||||||
| I exergame to be social | 2.5 (1.5) | 2.5 (1.4) | 2.5 (1.5) | .85 | 0.60 | ||||||
| Exergames are exciting to play | 2.9 (1.3) | 2.8 (1.3) | 3.1 (1.2) | .02 | 0.67 | ||||||
| I exergame just for fun | 3.5 (1.4) | 3.6 (1.4) | 3.4 (1.5) | .20 | 0.72 | ||||||
| I prefer exergames to watching TVc | 2.0 (1.1) | 1.8 (1.1) | 2.1 (1.1) | .07 | 0.41 | ||||||
| I prefer exergames to being on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat) | 2.3 (1.4) | 2.0 (1.2) | 2.8 (1.4) | <.001 | 0.44 | ||||||
| Factor 3: Gaming preferenceb | |||||||||||
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I prefer exergames to more traditional video gamesc | 2.4 (1.3) | 1.8 (1.1) | 2.8 (1.3) | <.001 | 0.60 | |||||
| Exergaming is the only type of video game I like | 1.5 (1.1) | 1.3 (0.8) | 1.8 (1.2) | .001 | 0.81 | ||||||
| Other types of video games bore me | 1.6 (1.1) | 1.4 (0.9) | 1.9 (1.3) | <.001 | 0.81 | ||||||
| Factor 4: Competing interestsb | |||||||||||
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I prefer to play exergames more than outdoor sports | 1.8 (1.1) | 1.8 (1.2) | 1.8 (1.1) | .87 | –0.90 | |||||
| I prefer to play exergames more than indoor sports | 1.9 (1.2) | 2.0 (1.2) | 1.8 (1.1) | .27 | –0.84 | ||||||
aReasons to Exergame.
bContinuous variable.
cItem was not examined in test-retest analysis.