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. 2020 Jun 26;20:587. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05451-8

Table 4.

Summary of previous factor analysis results

Original Martins et al. 2012 Current study
1. Being able to keep busy all the time. Intrinsic a a
2. You have the opportunity to work alone on work. Intrinsic Supervisor/ Empowerment Supervisor/ Autonomy
3. You have the chance to make different things every day. Intrinsic Task enrichment Supervisor/ Autonomy
4. You have the chance to become someone in the community. Intrinsic Supervisor/ Empowerment Supervisor/ Autonomy
5. The way which my boss manages his staff. Extrinsic

Supervisor/

Empowerment

a
6. The ability of my boss to make decisions. Extrinsic

Supervisor/

Empowerment

a
7. You can do things that are not against your conscience. Intrinsic a Supervisor/ Autonomy
8. The way that my work offers stable employment. Intrinsic a Supervisor/ Autonomy
9. The opportunity to do things for other people. Intrinsic a Supervisor/ Autonomy
10. The chance to tell people what to do. Intrinsic Task enrichment Supervisor/ Autonomy
11. The opportunity to do something that makes me use my capabilities. Intrinsic Task enrichment Supervisor/ Autonomy
12. The department policy applied in practice. Extrinsic a a
13. My salary and quantity of work I do. Extrinsic a Task enrichment
14. Chances of progress in this job. Extrinsic a Task enrichment
15. The freedom to use your own judgment. Intrinsic Task enrichment Task enrichment
16. The opportunity of anyone to try their own methods to work. Intrinsic Task enrichment Task enrichment
17. Working conditions. General a Task enrichment
18. The way where colleagues work together. General a a
19. The praise I get when i properly do my job. Extrinsic Task enrichment Task enrichment
20. The sense of accomplishment I get from work. Intrinsic a Task enrichment

a Items were eliminated from the analysis due to low communalities or multiple factor loadings