Table 2.
Fit of the 14 factors of the exercise motivations inventory (EMI-2) as single-factor models to the samples from Brazil and Portugal.
| CFA* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | χ2/df | CFI | TLI | RMSEA | SRMR | λ |
| Brazil (n = 1,000) | ||||||
| Stress management | 0.556 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.005 | 0.532–0.955 |
| Revitalization | 0.481 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.780–0.933 |
| Enjoyment | 0.598 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.003 | 0.843–0.922 |
| Challenge | 0.643 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.016 | 0.717–0.854 |
| Social recognition | 0.596 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.014 | 0.793–0.910 |
| Affiliation | 0.741 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.018 | 0.770–0.917 |
| Competition | 0.611 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.005 | 0.821–0.935 |
| Health pressures | 0.460 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.677–0.736 |
| Ill health avoidance | 0.482 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.781–0.937 |
| Positive health | 0.515 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.897–0.931 |
| Weight management | 0.685 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.011 | 0.751–0.939 |
| Appearance | 0.534 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.005 | 0.504–0.939 |
| Strength and endurance | 0.177 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.011 | 0.761–0.927 |
| Nimbleness | 0.514 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.671–0.966 |
| Portugal (n = 319) | ||||||
| Stress management | 0.502 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.013 | 0.521–0.964 |
| Revitalization | 0.426 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.771–0.801 |
| Enjoyment | 0.607 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.012 | 0.821–0.902 |
| Challenge | 0.599 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.659–0.809 |
| Social recognition | 0.484 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.765–0.806 |
| Affiliation | 0.593 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.020 | 0.794–0.826 |
| Competition | 0.592 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.018 | 0.655–0.938 |
| Health pressures | 0.401 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.419–0.832 |
| Ill health avoidance | 0.435 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.735–0.856 |
| Positive health | 0.391 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.825–0.899 |
| Weight management | 0.581 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.014 | 0.683–0.906 |
| Appearance | 0.704 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.057 | 0.358–1.000 |
| Strength and endurance | 0.585 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.023 | 0.730–0.899 |
| Nimbleness | 0.447 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.561–0.974 |
*CFA, confirmatory factor analysis; λ, factor loading; χ2/df, Chi-square for degrees of freedom ratio; CFI, comparative fit index; TLI, Tuker-Lewis index; RMSEA, root mean square error of approximation; SRMR, standardized root mean squared residual.