Table 1 Factor categories and loadings* (N = 7110)
Factors and Items (Total Cronbach’s α = .78) | Factor loading | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
1. Low Commitment (4items); α = .78; M(SD) = 1.99(0.51) | ||||||||
17. | Not proud of profession | .783 | .132 | .178 | .083 | .029 | -.008 | .188 |
10. | Not satisfied with choice of career | .757 | .096 | .220 | .160 | .071 | .076 | .162 |
6. | Personal development not stimulated through studies | .599 | .085 | .322 | .050 | .121 | .106 | .177 |
26. | Sense of education not giving adequate preparation for profession | .594 | .108 | .164 | -.008 | .042 | -.047 | .217 |
2. Financial Concerns (3items); α = .77; M(SD) = 2.15(0.71) | ||||||||
12. | Worries over financing during education | .069 | .777 | .054 | .167 | .209 | .113 | .261 |
28. | Worries over future economy (debts from studies) | .152 | .770 | .034 | .207 | .166 | .119 | .341 |
23. | Worries about housing | .119 | .652 | -.026 | .144 | .148 | .057 | .302 |
3. Teacher-Student Relationship (4items); α = .69; M(SD) = 2.73(0.52) | ||||||||
8. | Lack of encouragement from teachers | .189 | .013 | .723 | .106 | .122 | .189 | .095 |
2 | Lack of respectful treatment from teacher | .313 | .090 | .655 | .117 | .186 | .213 | .255 |
19. | Lacking opportunities for influencing studies or curriculum | .073 | -.010 | .573 | .126 | .150 | .238 | .090 |
33. | Lack of feedback from teachers | .230 | .009 | .462 | .017 | .134 | .096 | .158 |
4. Worries about Future (2items); α = .82; M(SD) = 2.96(0.72) | ||||||||
14. | Worries over workload in the future | .094 | .204 | .131 | .852 | .259 | .329 | .262 |
20. | Worries over stress in future profession | .101 | .201 | .131 | .810 | .285 | .369 | .339 |
5. Non-supportive Climate (3items); α = .65; M(SD) = 2.74(0.60) | ||||||||
11. | Cold and impersonal attitude enhanced by education | .049 | .153 | .168 | .223 | .733 | .326 | .335 |
9. | Competitive attitude among students | .016 | .126 | .136 | .188 | .627 | .278 | .267 |
4. | Anonymity among students | .131 | .200 | .150 | .209 | .496 | .209 | .289 |
6. Workload(2items); α = .76; M(SD) = 3.08(0.63) | ||||||||
30. | Literature too difficult and extensive | .032 | .101 | .237 | .355 | .332 | .860 | .261 |
31. | Pace of studies too high | .022 | .101 | .247 | .289 | .349 | .711 | .267 |
7. Dissatisfaction with educational activities (4items); α = .53; M(SD) = 2.49(0.46) | ||||||||
32. | Must attend situation that are ethically offending | .167 | .216 | .095 | .103 | .203 | .110 | .563 |
29. | Too much student-controlled group-activities, resulting in unclear curriculum | .158 | .255 | .175 | .220 | .332 | .347 | .485 |
16. | Unclear role and function as student | .028 | .144 | .120 | .291 | .226 | .205 | .418 |
25. | Perceiving many future colleagues as dissatisfied or dejected in their profession | .150 | .242 | .121 | .307 | .273 | .214 | .414 |
Eigenvalue | 3.388 | 1.964 | 1.591 | 1.023 | 0.847 | 0.807 | 0.452 | |
of variance % | 15.399 | 8.927 | 7.232 | 4.650 | 3.850 | 3.667 | 2.055 | |
Cumulative % | 15.399 | 24.326 | 31.558 | 36.208 | 40.057 | 43.724 | 45.780 | |