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. 2026 Jul 3;17:1822374. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1822374

TABLE 2.

Descriptive statistics for TENS scales in this study.

Scale Dimension Item label Mean Standard deviation (SD) Skewness Kurtosis Cronbach’s α McDonald’s ω Factor loading (λ)
ACTA Intrinsic ACTA2 4.53 1.10 –0.39 1.88 0.794 0.800 0.65
ACTA7 4.73 1.10 –0.42 1.63 0.80
ACTA10 4.42 1.17 –0.41 1.56 0.82
Identified ACTA3 4.84 1.22 –0.65 1.02 0.823 0.828 0.81
ACTA4 4.79 1.20 –0.58 1.29 0.83
ACTA9 4.73 1.10 –0.51 1.94 0.70
Introjected ACTA5 3.55 1.37 0.03 0.11 0.790 0.793 0.81
ACTA6 3.39 1.28 –0.06 0.00 0.69
ACTA12 3.75 1.32 –0.35 0.33 0.74
External ACTA1 3.92 1.46 –0.19 –0.15 0.716 0.763 0.34
ACTA8 3.56 1.39 –0.04 0.05 0.92
ACTA11 3.51 1.39 0.04 0.02 0.85
Competence ACTA13 4.51 1.09 –0.23 1.66 0.697 – –
ACTA14 4.48 1.10 –0.38 1.70 –
TENS-Interface Competence IF1 4.35 1.25 –0.40 0.59 0.452 0.521 0.14
IF2 4.47 1.07 –0.20 1.84 0.27
IF3 4.12 1.27 0.29 0.62 –0.81
IF4 4.11 1.21 0.17 0.86 –0.71
IF5 3.83 1.20 0.37 0.96 –0.69
Autonomy IF6 4.79 1.15 –0.57 1.55 0.611 0.684 0.67
IF7 4.60 1.01 –0.26 1.95 0.99
IF8 4.47 1.24 0.03 0.61 –0.11
IF9 4.20 1.29 0.27 0.49 –0.21
IF10 4.42 1.34 0.05 0.28 –0.12
TENS-task Competence TASK1 4.39 0.96 –0.15 2.61 0.02 0.098 0.78
TASK2 4.65 1.19 –0.65 1.30 0.64
TASK3 4.11 1.18 –0.01 0.74 –0.42
TASK4 4.10 1.19 0.15 0.93 –0.32
Autonomy TASK5 4.32 1.23 0.10 0.64 0.877 0.879 0.88
TASK6 4.25 1.30 0.21 0.38 0.77
TASK7 4.44 1.33 0.03 0.33 0.85
TASK8 4.26 1.27 0.20 0.56 0.71
TENS-behavior Autonomy BEHA1 4.96 1.22 –0.75 1.39 0.816 0.827 0.78
BEHA2 4.53 1.06 –0.43 2.61 0.64
BEHA3 4.73 1.09 –0.63 2.15 0.92
Competence BEHA4 4.52 1.08 –0.26 2.01 0.855 0.858 0.73
BEHA5 4.73 1.11 –0.45 1.74 0.86
BEHA6 4.75 1.10 –0.40 1.67 0.85
TENS-life Autonomy LIFE1 4.62 1.24 –0.27 0.58 0.767 0.779 0.42
LIFE2 4.05 1.22 0.01 0.89 0.74
LIFE3 4.09 1.23 0.28 0.72 0.76
LIFE4 4.29 1.29 0.08 0.40 0.79
Competence LIFE5 4.24 1.28 –0.06 0.45 0.837 0.838 0.74
LIFE6 4.13 1.27 0.23 0.55 0.85
LIFE7 4.50 1.30 –0.10 0.30 0.80
Relatedness LIFE8 3.94 1.19 –0.44 1.31 0.784 0.784 0.73
LIFE9 4.01 1.14 –0.22 1.84 0.79
LIFE10 3.89 1.19 –0.26 1.14 0.70