From: Validation of the Physician Teaching Motivation Questionnaire (PTMQ)
Item | M (SD) | Skewness | Kurtosis | |
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IntrinsicTM | ||||
1 | I look forward to my next teaching unit most of the time. | 2.43 (0.86) | −0.28 | −0.01 |
2 | I enjoy my teaching most of the time. | 3.11 (0.73) | −1.15 | 3.35 |
3 | During teaching, I am completely in my element. | 2.48 (0.94) | −0.35 | −0.01 |
4 | Teaching enriches my job. | 2.79 (0.95) | −0.66 | 0.19 |
IdentifiedTM | ||||
5 | I teach because it’s important for me to make my contribution to students becoming good physicians in the future. | 3.36 (0.79) | −1.29 | 1.69 |
6 | I teach because I am convinced it’s a physician’s duty to pass on his knowledge. | 3.22 (0.74) | −0.75 | 0.41 |
7 | I teach because I find my lessons’ contents important. | 3.07 (0.73) | −0.81 | 1.42 |
IntrojectedTM | ||||
8 | I teach because otherwise I would have a bad conscience towards my colleagues. | 0.81 (0.83) | 0.93 | 0.46 |
9 | I teach because otherwise I would have a bad conscience towards my supervisors. | 0.87 (0.89) | 0.82 | 0.12 |
CareerTM | ||||
10 | I teach because I need the lessons to accomplish my occupational objectives. | 1.72 (1.19) | 0.11 | −0.87 |
11 | I teach because it is advantageous to my occupation. | 1.88 (1.17) | −0.02 | −0.89 |
12 | I teach because it could promote my career. | 1.67 (1.17) | 0.13 | −0.94 |
ExternalTM | ||||
13 | I teach most of the time because my supervisors expect it from me. | 1.37 (1.03) | 0.39 | −0.44 |
14 | I mainly teach because it belongs to my scope of duties. | 2.00 (1.09) | −0.02 | −0.72 |
15 | I mainly teach because otherwise I would get into trouble with my supervisors. | 0.89 (0.91) | 1.02 | 0.88 |
TAmotivation | ||||
16 | I teach although teaching is rather irrelevant to me in comparison to my other occupational activities. | 0.83 (0.89) | 0.96 | 0.68 |
17 | I teach although I hardly ever feel like doing it. | 0.68 (0.83) | 1.36 | 2.29 |
18 | I teach although I often perceive it as an annoying chore. | 0.83 (0.96) | 1.17 | 1.11 |