Table 3.
Exploratory factor analysis results: Factor loadings of 47 attributes
| Attributes | Factor | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Enthusiasm | 0.822 | |||||||||
| Activeness | 0.802 | |||||||||
| Spirit of challenge | 0.704 | |||||||||
| Interest in new technology and knowledge | 0.551 | |||||||||
| Scientific & logical thinking | − 0.858 | |||||||||
| Critical thinking | − 0.826 | |||||||||
| Intellectual curiosity | − 0.792 | |||||||||
| Inquisitive mind | − 0.780 | |||||||||
| Integrative thinking | − 0.748 | |||||||||
| Comprehension | − 0.748 | |||||||||
| Creativity | − 0.692 | |||||||||
| Problem-solving skills | − 0.471 | |||||||||
| Ethical awareness | 0.729 | |||||||||
| Consideration & respect | 0.727 | |||||||||
| Altruism | 0.723 | |||||||||
| Empathy | 0.695 | |||||||||
| Honesty | 0.667 | |||||||||
| Humility | 0.600 | |||||||||
| Professional integrity | 0.782 | |||||||||
| Responsibility work/care | 0.694 | |||||||||
| Professional responsibility | 0.678 | |||||||||
| Social accountability | 0.502 | |||||||||
| Social skills | − 0.804 | |||||||||
| Collaboration | − 0.784 | |||||||||
| Oral communication skill | − 0.686 | |||||||||
| Sense of community | − 0.535 | |||||||||
| Flexible thinking | − 0.513 | |||||||||
| Sense of humor | − 0.411 | |||||||||
| Diligence | 0.806 | |||||||||
| Perseverance | 0.584 | |||||||||
| Concentration | 0.463 | |||||||||
| Adaptability | 0.772 | |||||||||
| Confidence | 0.762 | |||||||||
| Resilience | 0.689 | |||||||||
| Self-management skill | 0.617 | |||||||||
| Psychological stability | 0.470 | |||||||||
| Lifelong learning | − 0.787 | |||||||||
| Self-directed learning | − 0.741 | |||||||||
| Manual dexterity | 0.761 | |||||||||
| Physical endurance | 0.746 | |||||||||
| Memory retention | 0.711 | |||||||||
| Trustworthy appearance | 0.687 | |||||||||
| Agility | 0.553 | |||||||||
| Leadership | 0.582 | |||||||||
| Foreign language ability | 0.573 | |||||||||
| Humanistic insight | 0.537 | |||||||||
| Entrepreneurship | 0.493 | |||||||||
| Eigenvalue | 14.65 | 3.37 | 2.71 | 1.80 | 1.56 | 1.40 | 1.30 | 1.23 | 1.09 | 1.03 |
| Variance explained | 31.18 | 7.17 | 5.77 | 3.83 | 3.32 | 2.98 | 2.76 | 2.61 | 2.31 | 2.20 |
| Variance explained cum | 31.18 | 38.35 | 44.12 | 47.95 | 51.27 | 54.26 | 57.01 | 59.63 | 61.94 | 64.13 |
| Cronbach’s α | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.75 |