Table 2.
Distinguishing statements for factor 1. (n = 68)
| No. | Statement | Rank | Score |
| 14 | I teach because I want to help my students become good doctors | 5 | 1.84* |
| 3 | I like the challenge of teaching students as effectively as possible | 4 | 1.56* |
| 57 | I teach students to show them the correct way of clinical practice in my specialty | 3 | 1.44* |
| 1 | I enjoy spending time with students in small groups | 3 | 1.41* |
| 7 | I teach because I have been inspired to teach by my mentors | 3 | 1.38* |
| 54 | I teach to ensure the students appreciate my specialty in a favourable way | 2 | 1.04* |
| 41 | I teach to be challenged in my established views | 2 | 1.02* |
| 39 | The teaching I had as a medical student has inspired me to want to teach | 2 | 0.97* |
| 32 | I teach because I feel responsible for the student learning outcomes of my efforts | 2 | 0.97* |
| 52 | I teach because I can enhance my knowledge and understanding of junior doctors | 2 | 0.96* |
| 58 | I teach to ensure any false understanding of my specialty is not perpetuated | 2 | 0.96* |
| 40 | I teach as a means of reviewing a topic area unfamiliar to me | 1 | 0.90 |
| 55 | I teach because it allows me to interact with students and show an appreciation of their position | 1 | 0.77* |
| 24 | I teach because the course allows a deep approach to learning by the students | 1 | 0.38 |
| 53 | I teach because the interaction with students provides an opportunity for my opinions to be heard | 1 | 0.31* |
| 12 | I teach because I enjoy the sense of performing in front of an audience | 0 | -0.22* |
| 43 | I teach because of the prestige it gives me with my peers | -1 | -0.44 |
| 22 | I don't teach because there is no recognition for what I do | -1 | -0.78* |
| 30 | I don't teach because the setting in which I am expected to teach is inappropriate | -1 | -0.86* |
| 29 | I don't teach because I believe the institution devalues teaching and learning | -2 | -0.89 |
| 64 | I don't teach as I don't approve of new teaching techniques | -2 | -0.95 |
| 69 | I don't teach as I feel my knowledge is out of date | -2 | -1.07 |
| 62 | I don't teach because one can't influence the behaviour of students for the better | -2 | -1.10 |
| 19 | I don't teach as my speciality is too 'cutting edge' to be relevant to students | -2 | -0.11* |
| 5 | I don't feel any sense of duty to teach | -3 | -1.12* |
| 38 | I don't teach because I am not concerned about the success of the clinical and/or medical school | -3 | -1.15* |
| 42 | I don't teach because I find it unenjoyable | -3 | -1.15* |
| 63 | I don't teach because teachers don't contribute to the formation of future doctors | -3 | -1.15* |
| 49 | I don't teach because it fails to keep me up to date | -4 | -1.19* |
| 25 | I don't teach as students make me feel inadequate | -4 | -1.23* |
| 45 | I don't teach because interacting with students is boring | -4 | -1.32* |
| 4 | I am bored by teaching | -5 | -1.53* |
| 66 | I don't teach as it is a waste of time | -5 | -1.78* |
NB1. All P < 0.05 (* Indicates significance at P < 0.01)