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Factor retention in EFA: strategies for health behavior researchers.

OBJECTIVE: To provide readers with information on various techniques to improve future health behavior EFA research. METHODS: Data from a health education questionnaire development study are analyzed to make the discussion of techniques concrete. RESULTS: There are numerous strategies to use when ma...

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Published in:American Journal of Health Behavior Vol. 33; no. 5; pp. 587 - 600
Main Authors: Stellefson ML, Hanik BW, Chaney BH, Chaney JD
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: PNG Publications Sep/Oct2009
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          Stellefson ML
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        affil: Department of Health Promotion, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC, USA. mstel45@aol.edu
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          Factor Analysis Methods
          Health Behavior
          Research
          Health Education
          Mathematics
          Questionnaires
          Statistics Methods
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      ab: OBJECTIVE: To provide readers with information on various techniques to improve future health behavior EFA research. METHODS: Data from a health education questionnaire development study are analyzed to make the discussion of techniques concrete. RESULTS: There are numerous strategies to use when making a factor retention decision. CONCLUSIONS: The informed health-behavior researcher should use sophisticated factor retention techniques during EFAs.
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