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Table 4 Exploratory factor analysis of the 5 items of the Satisfaction with Life Scale in the studied population

From: Psychometric properties of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS): secondary analysis of the Mexican Health and Aging Study

Item

Factor I

1 For most things, my life is close to my ideal

0.67

2 The conditions of my life are excellent

0.76

3 I am satisfied with my life

0.83

4 So far, I have gotten the things that are important to me in life

0.78

5 If I were born again, I would change almost nothing in my life

0.61

Characteristic value (eigenvalue)

2.17

Percentage of explained variance

54.25%

  1. Components’ matrix with Varimax orthogonal rotation