Table 3.

GRM—logistic parameters

	Translated items	Logistic parameters
		a	B	b1	b2	b3	b4
Growth
11	I am seeking to evolve professionally to work with great autonomy and responsibility	2.36	−1.03	---	---	−2.22	0.17
13	If a professional experience goes wrong, we should learn from our mistakes and do it better	2.26	−1.24	---	---	−2.49	0.01
15	Accepting a challenging job can be an opportunity to develop skills and competences	1.92	−0.81	---	---	−2.10	0.48
21	It is important to develop our skills to the fullest and always improve as a professional	2.64	−1.06	---	---	−2.20	0.07
28	Professional challenges and barriers help us improving ourselves	1.91	−0.60	---	---	−1.83	0.63
31	A good way to build our future is to take initiative in finding or creating our own job opportunities	1.70	−0.41	---	---	−1.77	0.95
38	One day I want to be able to do my work with autonomy	1.72	−0.99	---	---	−2.28	0.29
Pessimism
4	There are so few vacancies per applicants that getting an opportunity is almost impossible	1.32	0.03	−2.11	−0.53	0.57	2.25
20	My professional future might be rough	1.70	0.37	−1.55	−0.30	1.00	2.48
22	It is not worthy sending curricula to companies because one never gets an answer	1.32	1.18	−1.18	0.66	1.82	3.09
26	It is better not to have high professional expectations so that we are not disappointed for not meeting them	1.36	0.50	−1.66	0.00	0.96	2.89
34	When I do not succeed in school or work, I think I am not capable	1.45	1.46	−0.91	0.94	2.00	3.75
Flexibility
5	Sometimes, accepting a job that is not the ideal one may lead to promising new opportunities	1.42	−1.57	−3.70	−2.47	−0.81	1.65
18	Even if a job is temporary or uncertain, it is worth taking it because it is an opportunity to have new experiences	1.96	−1.65	−3.21	−2.29	−1.13	0.85
24	Even if a professional situation is not ideal, it is always an opportunity to learn something	2.57	−1.93	−3.39	−2.54	−1.38	1.02
32	Even if a job does not match what we want, accepting it may be an opportunity to prove what we are capable of	2.80	−1.39	−2.71	−1.94	−0.90	1.09

n = 2023