Table 3 Factor analysis results for the MOPE-Q – Australian version

There is a culture of being physically active and this encourages me to be physically active

The availability of quality leisure facilities (e.g. gyms and pools) encourages me to be physically active

Accessibility to walking and cycling paths encourages me to be physically active

Seeing people doing physical activity in public encourages me to be physically active

The accessibility of "green spaces" such as parks encourages me to be physically active

I feel a lot of social pressure to be fit

I feel a lot of social pressure to be slim

Seeing people being conscious about their body size leads me to watch my weight and size

People’s negative attitudes about obese people encourages me to be concerned about my weigh

people critically evaluate my body size

Government rules about clothes and behaviours encourages me to be physically active in public

Lack of air pollution encourages me to be physically active

Street safety (e.g. lack of harassment or traffic) encourages me to be physically active

Government rules about cloths encourages me to be concern about my body size

The high level of advertising encourages me to eat unhealthy foods

Unhealthy food is cheap and this encourages me to have an unhealthy diet

Ready access to unhealthy food service outlets encourages me to eat unhealthy foods