Table 1.
Item descriptive statistics and factor loadings for the 20- and 15-item e-Working Self-Efficacy Scale.
| 20-item |
15-item |
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| When work remotely, how well can you … |
Factor Loadings |
Factor Loadings |
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| e-skills Self-Efficacy | M | Sk | K | GF | SFs | GF | SFs | |
| Item 1 | manage your tasks, even when you have not been explicitly told what it is expected of you? | 4.35 | −1.15 | 3.02 | 0.54 | 0.08 | - | - |
| Item 2 | manage your time effectively, even if you have to juggle personal and professional commitments? | 4.16 | −0.93 | 1.19 | 0.63 | 0.21 | 0.64 | 0.19 |
| Item 3 | organise your activities, despite any distractions in your surroundings? | 4.07 | −0.83 | 1.05 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.68 | 0.73 |
| Item 4 |
plan your activities effectively, despite disruptions you might have? |
4.05 |
−0.76 |
0.80 |
0.68 |
0.56 |
0.67 |
0.56 |
| Trust building Self-Efficacy |
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| Item 5 | complete your tasks, even with minimal supervision? | 4.58 | −1.36 | 3.02 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.56 |
| Item 6 | self-manage your time ensuring to complete your tasks on time and to a high standard? | 4.51 | −1.13 | 1.73 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.61 |
| Item 7 | constantly abide by organisational rules and policies, even when a shortcut could help you to complete your tasks more quickly? | 4.43 | −1.50 | 3.43 | 0.54 | 0.26 | 0.52 | 0.27 |
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Item 8 |
build trust and confidence with others even if you haven't met them in person previously? |
4.04 |
−0.98 |
1.12 |
0.54 |
0.05 |
- |
- |
| Self-care Self-Efficacy |
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| Item 9 | understand when technology usage is impacting your wellbeing, even if you are very focussed on some work task? | 3.79 | −0.64 | 0.12 | 0.55 | 0.34 | 0.57 | 0.31 |
| Item 10 | take actions if you realise that being “always on” is becoming too much? | 3.82 | −0.70 | 0.11 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.56 |
| Item 11 | use different coping strategies to deal effectively with periods of high workload? | 3.89 | −0.85 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.42 | 0.72 | 0.37 |
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Item 12 |
adjust your work space to best suit the task you are working on? |
4.15 |
−1.08 |
0.78 |
0.70 |
−0.01 |
- |
- |
| Remote Social Self-Efficacy |
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| Item 13 | rely on a range of social support, if you need help with work and personal matters? | 4.07 | −1.00 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.05 | - | - |
| Item 14 | use a range of different digital communication tools to quickly build rapport with others? | 4.30 | −1.24 | 1.82 | 0.64 | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.58 |
| Item 15 | utilise a range of social networking tools to maximise your work relationships? | 4.24 | −1.27 | 1.90 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.55 | 0.65 |
| Item 16 |
build networks (including virtually) with diverse groups of people? |
3.56 |
−0.54 |
−0.52 |
0.60 |
0.37 |
0.56 |
0.42 |
| Remote Emotional Self-Efficacy |
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| Item 17 | avoid feeling lonely, if I do not have regular social contacts with your colleagues? | 3.78 | −0.74 | −0.35 | 0.70 | 0.06 | - | - |
| Item 18 | avoid feeling anxious if you receive work notification outside the working hours? | 3.92 | −0.85 | −0.05 | 0.71 | 0.25 | 0.70 | 0.24 |
| Item 19 | manage your working hours as you prefer, without feeling guilty for not being online when your other colleagues are? | 3.81 | −0.79 | −0.20 | 0.61 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.64 |
| Item 20 | not worry that your colleagues will doubt you are actually working? | 4.11 | −1.08 | 0.70 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.46 |
Note. M = Mean. Sk = Skewness. K=Kurtosis. GF = General Factor. SFs = Specific Factors. Item in italics were eliminated from the scale in following analyses.