Table 3.
Motivations for dining alone.
| Solo dining motivations | M | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Dining alone is my way of life | 5.02 | 3.07 |
| Dining alone enables me to do other activities at the same time | 5.76 | 2.97 |
| I cannot find anybody else to eat with | 4.85 | 3.21 |
| Because of the nature of my work, study and life schedule, I dine alone | 5.90 | 3.17 |
| I can freely choose the restaurant I want to go | 6.71 | 2.96 |
| I can freely choose the menu or food I want to eat | 6.77 | 2.95 |
| I can chat with employees | 3.97 | 3.26 |
| I can chat with other diners | 3.52 | 3.22 |
| I dine alone mainly to satisfy hunger | 6.57 | 2.98 |
| Dining alone enables me to escape from negative aspects of social interaction | 4.26 | 3.16 |