Table 2.
PTMQ items, medians, interquartile ranges, skewness, and kurtosis for all participants
Subdomains | Survey Item | Median (IQR) | Skewness | Kurtosis |
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Intrinsic | ||||
1 | I look forward to my next teaching session most of the time | 2.00 (1.00) | 0.87 | 0.26 |
2 | I enjoy my teaching most of the time | 1.00 (1.00) | 1.26 | 1.63 |
3 | I am completely in my element when teaching | 2.00 (1.00) | 0.77 | 0.60 |
4 | I teach because it increases my job satisfaction | 1.00 (1.00) | 1.51 | 2.73 |
Identified | ||||
5 | I teach because it’s important for me to make a contribution to students becoming a good healthcare professional in the future | 1.00 (1.00) | 1.62 | 1.61 |
6 | I teach because I am convinced it’s my duty to pass on my knowledge | 2.00 (1.00) | 0.99 | 0.92 |
7 | I teach because I feel that the knowledge I impart is important | 1.00 (1.00) | 0.72 | -0.50 |
Introjected | ||||
8 | I teach because otherwise I feel guilty for not helping my colleagues | 4.00 (2.00) | -0.38 | -0.87 |
9 | I teach because otherwise I feel guilty for not helping my supervisors | 4.00 (2.00) | -0.49 | -0.66 |
Career | ||||
10 | I teach because it is good for my CV to accomplish my occupational objectives | 3.00 (2.00) | -0.25 | -1.01 |
11 | I teach because it is advantageous to my occupation | 3.00 (2.00) | 0.45 | -0.81 |
12 | I teach because it is good for my career progression | 3.00 (2.00) | -0.05 | -1.0. |
External | ||||
13 | I teach most of the time because my supervisors expect it from me | 4.00 (2.00) | -0.81 | -0.37 |
14 | I mainly teach because it is part of my position description | 4.00 (2.00) | -0.76 | -0.49 |
15 | I mainly teach because otherwise I could be performance managed | 5.00 (1.00) | -1.59 | 2.24 |
Amotivation | ||||
16 | I teach even though I feel that teaching is a lower priority than my other occupational activities | 4.00 (2.75) | -0.51 | -1.04 |
17 | I rarely feel like teaching but do it anyway | 5.00 (1.00) | -1.67 | 2.67 |
18 | I teach even though I often perceive it as an annoying chore | 5.00 (1.00) | -1.49 | 1.48 |
5 Likert response range: 1 = Strongly agree, 2 = Somewhat agree, 3 = Neither agree nor disagree, 4 = Somewhat disagree, 5 = Strongly disagree.