TABLE 2.

Descriptive information for our measures including exploratory factor analysis results and Cronbach’s alpha where appropriate^a

Measure	N	M	SD	EFA results	α
Growth mindset	508	4.18	1.26	One-factor; 0.94–0.95	0.94
Confidence	511	4.06	0.57	One-factor; loadings 0.75–0.79	0.82
Teaching anxiety	505	2.1	0.74	Initial two-factor solution with three double-loading items; fits a one-factor solution when constrained with loadings 0.58–0.84	0.88
Teaching value	513	82.27	13.39	One-factor; loadings 0.62–0.87	0.70
Research value	497	75.51	24.09	One-factor; loadings 0.79–0.92	0.88
Perceived supports	510	15.08	6.80	n/a	n/a
Perceived barriers	494	6.34	3.50	n/a	n/a
Background variables
Years teaching	569	3.98	2.53	n/a	n/a
Gender	500	60.8% female
Ethnicity	494	16.8% minority

^aRegressions vary by response rates, dependent upon how many people responded to each measure.