A brief version of the Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire for older Chinese adults: development and psychometric evaluation

Table 3 Results of the exploratory factor analysis

Item	Factor loading
Item	1	2	3
Factor 1: Physical change
14	0.86	0.01	0.02
23	0.85	0.07	− 0.08
11	0.70	− 0.12	0.05
16	0.69	− 0.02	− 0.01
Factor 2: Psychosocial loss
15	− 0.05	0.77	− 0.02
9	0.04	0.75	0.03
12	0.08	0.72	− 0.04
17	− 0.10	0.70	0.04
Factor 3: Psychological growth
4	− 0.09	− 0.04	0.87
2	− 0.09	0.01	0.82
5	0.28	− 0.01	0.54
18	0.22	0.10	0.40

Note. N = 442. The exploratory factor analysis was conducted using promax oblique rotation and principal component analysis. Factor loadings above 0.30 are in bold text

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