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Table 7 Items which were freed from cross-group loading constraints

From: Body image during pregnancy: an evaluation of the suitability of the body attitudes questionnaire

Factor

Comparison groups

Feeling fat_revf1

 

Item 10: I hardly ever feel fat

Non-preg v T2 and T3 preg women

Item 28: I feel fat when I have my photo taken

Non-preg v T1 women

Attractiveness

 

Item 3: People hardly ever find me sexually attractive

Non-preg v T2 and T3 preg women

Weight salience

 

Item 11: There are more important things in life than the shape of my body

Non-preg v T2 and T3 preg women

Item 20: I hardly ever think about the shape of my body

Non-preg v T2 and T3 preg women

Item 32: I am preoccupied with the desire to be lighter

Non-preg v T1 women

Strength

 

Item 16: I quickly get exhausted if I overdo it

Non-preg v T2 and T3 preg women

Item 43: I have never been strong

Non-preg v T2 and T3 preg women

  1. Notes: Item numbers correspond with Ben-Tovim and Walker [19].