Table 2 AELSA factor analysis and internal reliability

1: Family and others

 Q18

Communication with my children and grandchildren makes my life beautiful

0.781

 Q17

Solving the problems of my family members makes me feel beautiful

0.756

 Q23

The health of my family members and others is one of the most important beauties of my life

0.756

 Q19

Having a competent and successful child is one of the beauties of my life

0.755

 Q22

The intimate relationships between my family members build beautiful moments in my life

0.731

 Q20

The happiness of my family and others makes me feel calm

0.716

 Q25

Respect for my dignity by family members gives me a sense of vitality

0.545

 Q21

Living with my wife is one of the beauties of my life

0.481

2: Art and artistic activities

 Q5

I experience a good feeling by looking at works of art (paintings, calligraphy, etc.)

0.882

 Q3

I like to do some artwork (sewing, painting, working with wood, etc.)

0.858

 Q4

By Creating artwork (painting, photography, carpet weaving, tailoring, etc.) I created beautiful moments for myself

0.856

 Q1

Listening to music is enjoyable for me

0.775

 Q2

Reading or hearing the poems of Great Poets is lovely to me

0.645

3: Communication and social presence

 Q27

Participating in group activities (sports) creates beautiful moments for me

0.812

 Q26

Attending group entertainment gives me a sense of beauty

0.762

 Q29

Communicating with young people creates beautiful moments for me

0.695

 Q28

Communicating with my peers creates beautiful moments for me

0.621

 Q30

Commuting with my family and others makes my life beautiful

0.554

4: Spirituality and transcendence of the soul

 Q10

Pilgrimage trips create a sense of beauty in me

0.910

 Q12

Helping others creates a beautiful spiritual feeling

0.900

 Q11

Doing religious activities (praying, going to religious places, participating in religious ceremonies,) makes my moments beautiful

0.718

 Q9

Observance of human virtues (respecting others, contentment, forgiveness, honesty, etc.) makes my life beautiful

0.688

 Q29

The moment of my relationship with God gives me peace

0.484

5: Beauty of appearance and physical health

 Q13,

Maintaining my fitness gives me vitality and peace

0.885

 Q36

Maintaining and promoting my physical health makes my life beautiful

0.826

 Q37

Maintaining the beauty of my face makes me feel good

0.788

 Q38

Having a clean and tidy appearance is one of the beauties of my daily life

0.677

6: Independence in life

 Q35

Being able to do my daily chores makes my life beautiful

0.764

 Q33

Financial independence makes my life beautiful

0.681

 Q32

Independence in decision-making adds to the beauty of my life

0.626

 Q31

Being able to solve my problems is one of the beauties of my life

0.611

7: Perception of the environment's beauty

 Q24

My living environment's beauty invigorates me

0.902

 Q6

Gardening and growing flowers and plants make beautiful moments of my life

0.848

 Q7

My surfing in nature creates beautiful moments for me

0.630

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2

3

4

5

6

7

Eigenvalue

8.48

3.40

2.92

2.17

2.12

1.71

1.32

Percentage of variance explained

24.931

9.991

8.592

6.374

6.218

5.016

3.866

Total percentage of the factor model

64.98

Cronbach’s alpha per factor

0.93

0.80

0.67

0.86

0.78

0.79

0.88