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. 2017 Jun 2;12:73. doi: 10.1186/s13012-017-0603-y

Table 2.

MEAT subscale and item means, standard deviations, eigenvalues, Cronbach’s alpha, and exploratory factor analysis loading

Mean SD EV α Factor 1 Factor 2
1. Charisma 17.48 .98
 Warm 2.61 1.23 .98 −.17
 Caring 2.80 1.18 .89 −.01
 Considerate 2.93 1.20 .89 .01
 Enthusiastic 2.51 1.35 .87 −.18
 Approachable 2.87 1.28 .87 −.06
 Friendly 2.96 1.27 .86 −.10
 Supportive 2.97 1.22 .86 .05
 Passionate 2.59 1.20 .86 .00
 Likeable 2.61 1.19 .86 −.02
 Sociable 2.78 1.20 .84 −.02
 Entertaining 2.00 1.06 .80 −.07
 Engaging 2.57 1.23 .79 .00
 Patient 2.95 1.09 .76 .03
 Motivational 2.57 1.15 .75 .00
 Able to listen 2.83 1.14 .75 .09
 Humorous 1.96 1.01 .75 −.18
 Empathetic 2.75 1.07 .74 −.07
 Flexible 2.42 1.10 .74 .05
 Accessible 2.86 1.17 .73 .15
 Humble 3.05 1.09 .71 .08
 Respectful 3.30 1.19 .67 .12
 Open to criticism 2.82 1.15 .63 .11
 Intellectually stimulating 2.54 1.10 .61 .22
 Trustworthy 3.11 1.05 .61 .31
2. Credibility 3.73 .91
 Prepared 3.43 1.08 −.30 .87
 Intelligent 3.70 0.95 −.03 .84
 Professional 3.37 1.08 −.11 .83
 Expert 3.17 1.01 .00 .71
 Organized 3.41 1.10 −.13 .71
 Experienced 3.43 1.06 .09 .70
 Knowledgeable 3.75 0.91 .16 .70
 Skillful 3.16 0.94 .25 .57
 Communicates effectively 3.24 1.14 .31 .54

Factor loadings above .60 appear in italics

Note: N = 76, SD standard deviation, EV eigenvalue, α Cronbach’s alpha