Table 2.

Factor Loading, Reliability, and Convergent Validity for the Measurement Model

Measure/Variable	Standardized factor loading	Cronbach’s alpha	CR	AVE
Professional growth-need strength	Single measure variable
Task characteristic		0.91	0.95	0.85
Task variety	0.92***
Task significance	0.93***
Task identity	0.93***
Critical thinking		0.84	0.89	0.67
Systematicity/analyticity	0.89***
Open-mindedness	0.87***
Inquisitiveness	0.74***
Reflective thinking	0.77***
Holistic nursing competencies		0.95	0.96	0.86
General aptitude	0.91***
Ethically oriented practice	0.92***
Nursing care in a team	0.95***
Professional development	0.94***

Note: CR = Composite reliability; AVE = Average variance extracted.

*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.