title: Factor retention in EFA: strategies for health behavior researchers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide readers with information on various techniques to improve future health behavior EFA research.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from a health education questionnaire development study are analyzed to make the discussion of techniques concrete.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There are numerous strategies to use when making a factor retention decision.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The informed health-behavior researcher should use sophisticated factor retention techniques during EFAs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC, USA. mstel45@aol.edu
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Stellefson
authors.forename: Bruce W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Hanik
authors.forename: Beth H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Chaney
authors.forename: J Don
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Chaney
mesh_terms: D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D012107:Research Design; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires