TABLE 4.
Internal consistency of the MMP scales (n = 3,039).
Factor/Scale | Number of items | Cronbach’s coefficient alpha |
Lowest item-scale correlation | Highest item-scale correlation |
Wellness | 7 | 0.75 | 0.23 | 0.67 |
Discomfort Tolerance | 4 | 0.71 | 0.41 | 0.56 |
Problem-Solving | 6 | 0.64 | 0.27 | 0.46 |
Applying Experience | 7 | 0.72 | 0.33 | 0.58 |
Ingenuity | 9 | 0.76 | 0.35 | 0.52 |
Self-Understanding | 4(1) | 0.51 | 0.20 | 0.38 |
Self-Reliance | 5 | 0.72 | 0.35 | 0.59 |
Self-Control | 5 | 0.68 | 0.36 | 0.54 |
Coping | 7 | 0.71 | 0.39 | 0.50 |
Decisiveness | 7 | 0.60 | 0.26 | 0.44 |
Courage | 5 | 0.72 | 0.38 | 0.57 |
Social-Awareness | 5 | 0.71 | 0.38 | 0.61 |
Connectedness | 5 | 0.67 | 0.33 | 0.47 |
Protectiveness | 4 | 0.65 | 0.32 | 0.55 |
Finding Meaning | 6 | 0.65 | 0.29 | 0.44 |
Engagement | 6 | 0.74 | 0.34 | 0.62 |
Motivation | 6 | 0.62 | 0.25 | 0.47 |
Perseverance | 5 | 0.70 | 0.39 | 0.60 |
Leadership | 18(1) | 0.79 | 0.27 | 0.51 |
Industriousness | 4(4) | - | - | - |
Productiveness | 4(7) | - | - | - |
Risk for Burnout | 10 | 0.68 | 0.24 | 0.45 |
Coachability | 7(1) | 0.66 | 0.32 | 0.40 |
Self-Image Desirability | 6 | 0.66 | 0.31 | 0.49 |
Number of items are based on highest factor loadings; new items in parentheses were excluded from calculations; Cronbach alphas for Industriousness and Productiveness are omitted due to partial data. Underneath Table 2.