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Table 2 Items, means, standard deviations, and pattern matrix of exploratory factor analysis (N = 276)

From: Psychometric properties of the Japanese version of the career competencies questionnaire for nurses: a cross-sectional study

No

Items

Mean

SDa

Factor

Communality

1

2

3

21

I am able to set goals for myself that I want to achieve in my career

2.87

0.90

1.023

-.037

-.167

.83

20

I can create a layout for what I want to achieve in my career

2.80

0.91

1.002

-.010

-.123

.88

19

I know what I want to have achieved in my career a year from now

2.90

0.95

.889

.130

-.171

.76

18

I can make clear career plans

2.71

0.81

.876

-.088

.034

.73

17

I am able to explore my possibilities on the labor market

2.83

0.82

.663

-.043

.232

.73

15

I know how to find out what my options are for becoming further educated

2.96

0.84

.646

-.008

.260

.83

16

I know how to search for developments in my area of work

3.00

0.83

.550

.094

.253

.80

1

I know what I like in my work

3.47

0.80

-.193

.899

-.006

.57

4

I know my strengths in my work

3.42

0.79

.005

.744

.099

.66

2

I know what is important to me in my career

3.20

0.80

.154

.720

-.102

.55

5

I am familiar with my shortcomings in my work

3.72

0.73

-.099

.671

.027

.47

3

I can clearly see what my passions are in my work

3.13

0.87

.184

.653

-.050

.57

7

I know which skills I possess

3.16

0.80

.174

.566

.062

.60

6

I am aware of my talents in my work

2.95

0.81

.062

.523

.192

.59

11

I am able to approach the right persons to help me with my career

3.07

0.87

-.075

-.090

.939

.65

8

I know a lot of people within my work who can help me with my career

3.10

0.93

-.082

-.010

.711

.50

10

I know how to ask for advice from people in my network

3.48

0.76

-.120

.128

.708

.57

13

I am able to show others what I want to achieve in my career

2.89

0.87

.339

-.055

.584

.76

9

I know a lot of people outside of my work who can help me with my career

3.01

0.93

-.087

.127

.568

.39

12

I can clearly show others what my strengths are in my work

2.88

0.85

.239

.011

.566

.70

14

I can show the people around me what is important to me in my work

2.98

0.87

.333

.052

.497

.72

 

Inter-factor correlations

  

1

2

3

 
 

2

  

.61

―

  
 

3

  

.71

.62

―

 
 

Initial eigenvalues

  

10.59

1.94

1.48

 
 

% of variance

  

50.42

9.23

7.04

 
 

Cumulative %

  

50.42

59.65

66.69

 
  1. Note. Pattern loading > 0.30 is shown in bold
  2. a SD Standard deviation