Table 4. Factor loadings for individual motivational items and Cronbach's α reliability coefficients for resulting scales

Item Factor Reliability
Learn about nature Healthy activity Escape Cohesive α if item deleted Cronbach'sα
Observe the scenic beauty 0.84 0.76
Enjoy the noise and smell of nature 0.83 0.71 0.8
Be in natural setting 0.82 0.70
I thought it would be a challenge 0.90 0.41 0.6
Help keep me in shape 0.56 0.17
Get away from other people 091 0.34 0.5
For the solitude 0.65 0.11
I could do things with my companion 0.84 - -
Eigen-value 2.39 1.44 1.28 1.01
Variance explanation power 0.39 0.23 0.21 0.17