Factor retention in EFA: strategies for health behavior researchers. Academic Article

abstract

• 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.

authors

• Hanik, Bruce

published proceedings

• Am J Health Behav

author list (cited authors)

• Stellefson, M. L., Hanik, B. W., Chaney, B. H., & Chaney, J. D.

citation count

• 11

complete list of authors

• Stellefson, Michael L||Hanik, Bruce W||Chaney, Beth H||Chaney, J Don

publication date

• September 2009

publisher

• JCFCorp SG PTE LTD  Publisher

published in

• AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR  Journal

keywords

• Data Interpretation, Statistical
• Health Behavior
• Humans
• Research Design
• Surveys And Questionnaires

PubMed Central ID

• 19296749

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.5993/ajhb.33.5.12

start page

• 587

end page

• 599

volume

• 33

issue

• 5

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.5993/ajhb.33.5.12