Table 2 Results of exploratory factor analysis
From: Predictors of attitudes towards aging in elderly living in community care
Mean + SD | Item-total cor | Psychosocial Loss | Physical Change | Psychological Growth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3. Old age is a time of loneliness. | 3.5 (0.9) | 0.393 | 0.671 | ||
6. Old age is a depressing time of life. | 3.6 (0.9) | 0.471 | 0.587 | ||
9. I find it more difficult to talk about my feelings as I get older. | 3.2 (1.0) | 0.285 | 0.625 | ||
12. I see old age mainly as a time of loss. | 3.2 (1.0) | 0.312 | 0.580 | ||
15. I am losing my physical independence as I get older. | 3.0 (1.0) | 0.355 | 0.494 | ||
17. As I get older, it becomes more difficult to make new friends. | 3.0 (1.1) | 0.333 | 0.610 | ||
20. I don’t feel involved in society now that I am older. | 3.3 (1.0) | 0.451 | 0.722 | ||
22. I feel excluded from things because of my age. | 3.1 (1.0) | 0.490 | 0.671 | ||
7. It is important to take exercise at any age. | 4.0 (0.8) | 0.311 | 0.425 | ||
8. Growing older has been easier than I thought. | 3.2 (1.0) | 0.524 | 0.510 | ||
11. I don’t feel old. | 3.5 (0.9) | 0.526 | 0.623 | ||
13. My identity is not defined by my age. | 3.8 (0.8) | 0.332 | 0.492 | ||
14. I have more energy now than I expected for my age. | 3.3 (0.9) | 0.519 | 0.698 | ||
16. Problems with my physical health do not hold me back from doing what I want to. | 3.4 (0.9) | 0.450 | 0.626 | ||
23. My health is better than I expected for my age. | 3.3 (0.9) | 0.467 | 0.678 | ||
24. I keep myself as fit and active as possible by exercising. | 3.6 (0.9) | 0.422 | 0.599 | ||
1. As people get older, they are better able to cope with life. | 3.3 (0.8) | 0.373 | 0.595 | ||
2. It is a privilege to grow old. | 3.4 (0.9) | 0.242 | 0.522 | ||
4. Wisdom comes with age. | 3.2 (0.9) | 0.189 | 0.639 | ||
5. There are many pleasant things about growing older. | 3.2 (0.8) | 0.501 | 0.514 | ||
10. I am more accepting of myself as I have grown older. | 3.5 (0.8) | 0.162 | 0.389 | ||
18. It is very important to pass on the benefits of my experience to younger people. | 3.6 (0.8) | 0.304 | 0.642 | ||
19. I believe my life has made a difference. | 4.0 (0.6) | 0.504 | 0.489 | ||
21. I want to give a good example to younger people. | 3.8 (0.7) | 0.310 | 0.566 | ||
Explained Variance | 22.3% | 11.6% | 6.4% | ||
Cronbach alpha | 0.835 | 0.793 | 0.779 | 0.714 | |
Total score (mean) | 82.05 | 25.97 | 28.19 | 27.89 | |
Skewness | -0.128 | -0.491 | -0.698 | ||
Kurtosis | -0.341 | 0.480 | 2.538 |