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Table 2 Exploratory Factor Analysis on three satisfaction scales evaluated. (n = 2137)

From: Development of the set of scales to assess the job satisfaction among physicians in Peru: validity and reliability assessment

  

One-factor model

 

Two-factor model

 

Three-factor model

Scales

Items

F1

 

F1

F2

 

F1

F2

F3

Satisfaction scale on general professional activity

c2p82_1

0.449

 

−0.667

0.449

 

–

–

–

c2p82_2

0.521

 

−0.617

0.521

 

–

–

–

c2p82_3

0.506

 

–

0.506

 

–

–

–

c2p82_4

0.497

 

–

0.497

 

–

–

–

c2p82_5

0.620

 

–

0.620

 

–

–

–

c2p82_6

0.537

 

–

0.537

 

–

–

–

Health Services Management Satisfaction Scale

c2p83_1

0.773

 

0.851

–

 

0.850

–

–

c2p83_2

0.769

 

0.853

–

 

0.806

–

–

c2p83_3

0.848

 

0.762

–

 

0.773

–

–

c2p83_4

0.812

 

0.715

–

 

0.759

–

–

c2p83_5

0.568

 

–

0.508

 

–

0.529

–

c2p83_6

0.690

 

–

0.819

 

–

–

0.421

c2p83_7

0.663

 

–

0.442

 

–

–

0.762

c2p83_8

0.805

 

–

0.451

 

–

–

0.446

Satisfaction scale on the working conditions of the health center

c2p81_1

–

 

0.554

–

 

–

0.771

–

c2p81_2

–

 

0.400a

0.423a

 

–

0.499

–

c2p81_3

–

 

0.642

–

 

–

0.566

–

c2p81_4

–

 

0.550

–

 

–

–

–

c2p81_5

–

 

0.660

–

 

0.717

–

–

c2p81_6

–

 

0.588

–

 

–

0.616

–

c2p81_7

–

 

–

–

 

–

–

–

c2p81_8

–

 

0.569

–

 

0.648

–

–

c2p81_9

–

 

0.444

–

 

–

–

–

c2p81_10

–

 

–

–

 

–

0.472

–

c2p81_11

–

 

–

0.844

 

–

–

0.816

c2p81_12

–

 

–

0.803

 

–

–

0.792

c2p81_13

–

 

0.518

–

 

–

0.459

–

c2p81_14

–

 

–

0.701

 

–

–

0.739

c2p81_15

–

 

–

–

 

–

–

0.416

c2p81_16

–

 

–

–

 

–

–

–

  1. Note: Only factor loads between 0.400 and 1.000 are shown. a The difference of the factorial loading is lower of 0.200 between the factors