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Table 9.6 Factor structure of consumerism
Factor extracted Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3

Scale items loaded on 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 1, 2, 3, 10, 13, 18 4, 5, 6, 7, 9

Eigenvalue 3.16 2.61 1.28

Factor name (on the basis
of scale items loaded
on each factor)

Structural consumerism Pleasure-seeking

consumerism

Voluntary
consumerism

Significant variables
making difference

Age
Civic engagement

Age
Religion
Monthly income

Civic engagement

Note : The numbers of the scale items correlate with those used in Table 9.2

Table 9.7 Factor structure of environmentalism
Factor extracted Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3

Scale items loaded on 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 1, 5, 7, 15 9, 11, 13, 14

Eigenvalue 2.83 2.10 1.24

Factor name (on the basis
of scale items loaded
on each factor)

Human dominance
of nature

Destruction of natural
balance

Limits of economic
growth

Significant variables
making difference

Age
Monthly income

Monthly income
Civic engagement

Residential area

Note : The numbers of the scale items correlate with those used in Table 9.3

Table 9.8 Factor structure of environmental behavior
Factor extracted Factor 1 Factor 2

Scale items loaded on 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 1, 2, 3, 6, 9

Eigenvalue 3.79 1.70

Factor name (on the basis of scale
items loaded on each factor)

General control
of consumption

Energy-saving behavior

Significant variables making
difference

Age
Religion
Monthly income
Note : The numbers of the scale items correlate with those used in Table 9.4

Age
Religion
Monthly income

Tables 9.6 - 9.8 show the results of the principal components analysis for consumerism,
environmentalism, and environmental behavior, respectively.
As is shown in Table 9.6 , three factors were extracted from the 18 scale items of
consumerism. Six scale items were loaded on the first and second factor, respec-
tively, and five scale items on the third factor. Although each scale item loaded on
each factor connotes a different meaning, when the scale items loaded on each
factor are synthesized, their overall meaning are specified to represent Struc-
tural Consumerism (factor 1), Pleasure-Seeking Consumerism (factor 2), and
Voluntary Consumerism (factor 3). Structural Consumerism is meant by a consum-
erism caused by a structured cultural ethos, while Voluntary Consumerism is meant