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. 2022 May 2;13:889177. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.889177

Table 1.

LEQ factor loadings, Cronbach's alpha, MIC, and correlation matrix for the 5-factor solution (n = 247).

Item Components
Knowledge Physical Socialization Artistic Leisure
ML_ Reading 0.686
YA_ Reading 0.675
LL_ Reading 0.606
ML_Language 0.573
YA_ Language 0.562
LL_ Language 0.505
LL_Kinds of reading materials 0.474
YA_Education score 0.448
LL_ Information sources
ML_ Physical activity 0.813
YA_ Physical activity 0.799
LL_ Physical activity 0.735
LL_ Work 0.339
ML_ Occupation rank
ML_ Visiting 0.786
LL_ Visiting 0.742
YA_ Visiting 0.677
LL_ Volunteer 0.664 0.387
LL_ Social club 0.341 0.412
ML_ Supervisory role
ML_ Artistic pastimes 0.633 0.349
YA_ Artistic pastimes 0.576
LL_ Artistic pastimes 0.514
ML_ Instrument 0.501
YA_ Instrument 0.410 0.495
LL_ Instrument 0.443
ML_ Travel 0.636
YA_ Travel 0.552
LL_ Entertainment 0.452
LL_ Travel 0.417 0.443
LL_ Activity of daily living 0.403 0.425
Eigenvalues 3.283 2.873 2.676 2.257 2.063
% of Explained variance 10.591 9.269 8.631 7.280 6.654
Cronbach's alpha (Total = 0.703) 0.721 0.705 0.724 0.568 0.530
MIC 0.245 0.374 0.344 0.180 0.184
Knowledge 1
Physical 0.108 1
Socialization −0.018 0.182** 1
Artistic 0.192** −0.018 −0.119 1
Leisure 0.249** 0.277** 0.269** −0.051 1
**

p < 0.01.

YA, young adulthood; ML, mid-life; LL, late-life; MIC, mean interitem correlation. The bold values indicate the corresponding items belonging to each component.