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Table 2 Reliability statistics, Cronbach’s alpha and test-retest reliability

From: Development and validation of motivators for medical specialist career choice questionnaire (MMSCCQ) - a methodological study

Construct (Number of Items)

Cronbach’s alpha (0.85)

Range of inter-item correlation

Corrected Item-Total Correlation

Cronbach’s Alpha if Item Deleted

Test-retest reliability (n = 12)

r

p-value

ICC

p-value

Work schedule (3)

0.655

0.238–0.511

0.285

0.723

0.960

0.000

0.978

< 0.001

Patient care (5)

0.587

- 0.021 – 0.506

0.388

0.689

0.314

0.320

0.476

0.150

Specialty characteristics (7)

0.643

- 0.271 - 0.576

0.491

0.666

0.292

0.208

0.563

0.093

Personal factors (6)

0.596

- 0. 025–0.717

0.554

0.655

0.498

0.099

0.637

0.054

Past work experiences (4)

0.797

0.329–0.708

0.443

0.676

0.212

0.508

0.299

0.283

Training factors (4)

0.820

0.443–0.669

0.397

0.688

0.334

0.288

0.477

0.148

Career prospects (4)

0.741

0.209–0.666

0.475

0.667

0.728

0.007

0.836

0.003