Table 3 Factor loadings of the HCL-32 using factor analysis (N = 456)

1. need less sleep

0.32

0.17

0.2

2. more energetic

0.65*

-0.02

-0.04

3. more self-confident

0.61*

-0.08

-0.08

4. enjoy my work more

0.30

-0.11

0.02

5. more sociable

0.37*

0.03

-0.04

6. want to travel more

0.06

0.16

0.05

7. drive faster

0.06

0.50*

0.02

8. spend more

0.17

0.63*

0.07

9. take more risks

0.09

0.59*

0.10

10. physically more active

0.49*

0.08

-0.09

11. plan more activities

0.64*

-0.04

0.02

12. have more ideas/creative

0.64*

0.28

-0.04

13. less shy

0.47*

0.36*

-0.02

14. wear more extravagant clothes/make-up

0.27

0.29

0.13

15. meet more people

0.37*

0.10

0.09

16. more interested in sex

0.16

0.31

0.11

17. more flirtatious

0.19

0.36*

0.10

18. talk more

0.62*

0.12

0.27

19. think faster

0.79*

0.13

0.05

20. make more jokes

0.54*

0.26

0.04

21. more easily distracted

-0.16

0.39*

0.53*

22. engage in more new things

0.24

0.31

-0.06

23. thoughts jump

0.36*

0.52*

0.29

24. do more quickly/easily

0.66*

0.18

-0.11

25. more impatient/irritable

-0.01

0.05

0.83*

26. can be exhausting or irritating

-0.03

0.09

0.80*

27. get into more quarrels

0.07

0.24

0.64*

28. mood higher, more optimistic

0.67*

0.16

-0.07

29. drink more coffee

0.03

0.12

0.08

30. smoke more cigarettes

0.02

0.43*

0.14

31. drink more alcohol

0.06

0.37*

0.12

32. take more drugs

-0.21

0.17

0.32

Eigenvalue

5.16

2.72

2.48

Total variance explained

18.12

8.50

7.75