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Table 3

Principal components factor analysis of persistence

Item	Component
Item	1	2
I often set a goal but later choose to pursue a different one	0.84	−0.10
I have been obsessed with a certain idea or project for a short time but later lost interest	0.82	−0.16
I have difficulty maintaining my focus on projects that take more than a few months to complete	0.83	−0.21
New ideas and projects sometimes distract me from previous ones	0.82	−0.20
I finish whatever I begin	0.19	0.71
Setbacks don't discourage me	0.26	0.60
I am diligent	0.18	0.74
I am a hard worker	0.19	0.69

Item	Component
Item	1	2
I often set a goal but later choose to pursue a different one	0.84	−0.10
I have been obsessed with a certain idea or project for a short time but later lost interest	0.82	−0.16
I have difficulty maintaining my focus on projects that take more than a few months to complete	0.83	−0.21
New ideas and projects sometimes distract me from previous ones	0.82	−0.20
I finish whatever I begin	0.19	0.71
Setbacks don't discourage me	0.26	0.60
I am diligent	0.18	0.74
I am a hard worker	0.19	0.69

Note(s): Extraction Method: Principal Component Analysis

2 components extracted. Varimax rotation. 61.5% of the variance explained