Table 4 Factor analysis for physical activity social support scale (N = 512)

Friend support

Tease from your friends

0.80

Ask from your friends to walk

0.77

Tell you that you are doing well

0.73

Do physical activity with you

0.70

Encourage you to do physical activity

0.65

Family support

Done with you

0.73

Provided transportation

0.73

Encourage you to do physical activity

0.72

Watched you

0.72

Eigen value

2.62

2.32

% variance explained

29.18

25.83

Choronbach's alpha

0.77

0.72

Mean inter item correlation

0.41

0.40

Pearson test-retest*

0.56

0.54

Factor1(Factor loadings)

Factor2(Factor loadings)