Table 3 Results of the CFA with standardized factor loadings (and standard errors) of the HOS

5.I do things that keep me from becoming physically unhealthy.

.710 (.042)***

15.I am motivated to keep myself from becoming physically unhealthy.

.799 (.029)***

25.I try to avoid engaging in behaviors that undermine my physical health.

.759 (.032)***

35.I really want to prevent myself from getting out of shape.

.718 (.041)***

45. I am motivated to avoid being in terrible physical shape.

.715 (.042)***

16. I am strongly motivated to devote time and effort to my physical health.

.810 (.030)***

26. I have a strong desire to keep myself physically healthy.

.760 (.037)***

36. It's really important to me that I keep myself in proper physical health.

.724 (.045)***

33.I usually worry about whether I am in good health.

.565 (.057)***

4.I feel confident about the status of my health.

.728 (.050)***

14.I rarely become discouraged about my health.

.567 (.054)***

44.I feel that I have handled my health very well.

.737 (.041)***

9.I expect that my health will be excellent in the future.

.734 (.037)***

19.I believe that the future status of my physical health will be positive.

.757 (.049)***

10. I am in good physical health.

.805 (.030)***

20. My body is in good physical shape.

.786 (.041)***

2.I sometimes wonder what others think of my physical health.

685 (.055)***

12.I’m very concerned with how others evaluate my physical health.

.877 (.025)***

22.I'm very aware of what others think of my physical health.

.597 (.059)***

32.I'm concerned about how my physical health appears to others.

.871 (.027)***

42.I'm concerned about what other people think of my physical health.

.830 (.035)***

11.I notice immediately when my body doesn't feel healthy.

.824 (.029)***

21.I'm sensitive to internal bodily cues about my health.

.738 (.047)***

31.I know immediately when I'm not feeling in great health

.761 (.047)***

41.I'm very aware of changes in my physical health

.782 (.043)***

17. My health is something that I alone am responsible for

646 (.052)***

37.What happens to my physical health is my own doing

.798 (.035)***

47.Being in good physical health is a matter of my own ability and effort

.849 (.033)***

38.Being in excellent physical shape has little or nothing to do with luck

.531 (.072)***

48.I don't believe that chance or luck play any role in the status of my physical health

.533 (.069)***

3.I feel anxious when I think about my health

.755 (.036)***

13.I'm worried about how healthy my body is

.667 (.050)***

23.Thinking about my health leaves me with an uneasy feeling

.733 (.047)***

43. I feel nervous when I think about the status of my physical health

.749 (.049)***

39.I will probably experience a number of health problems in the future

.736 (.060)***

49.I anticipate that my physical health will deteriorate in the future

.829 (.041)***