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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 5 Factor loadings and reliability of the motivation factors

From: The factor structure of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ): new methodological approaches and evidence

Component

Item

Factor loadings and reliability

15-factor specific model (Model 1A)

Specific factor of the final model

General factor of the final model

Intrinsic goal orientation

1

.62*

M = .60

SD = .07

α = .63

Ω = .65

.47*

M = .42

SD = .20

α = .63

Ω = .31

.43*

16

.64*

.68*

.41*

22

.64*

.20*

.49*

24

.49*

.36*

.33*

Extrinsic goal orientation

7

.78*

M = .73

SD = .04

α = .76

Ω = .84

.81*

M = .67

SD = .15

α = .76

Ω = .69

.20*

11

.72*

.79*

.16*

13

.68*

.52*

.30*

30

.75*

.55*

.31*

Task value

4

.66*

M = .72

SD = .06

α = .82

Ω = .85

.42*

M = .51

SD = .13

α = .82

Ω = .43

.47*

10

.66*

.34*

.49*

17

.69*

.62*

.44*

23

.72*

.58*

.48*

26

.75*

.68*

.48*

27

.82*

.44*

.61*

Control of learning beliefs

2

.84*

M = .71

SD = .20

α = .74

Ω = .73

.56*

M = .71

SD = .10

α = .74

Ω = .81

.42*

9

.53*

.75*

.00

18

.92*

.79*

.36*

25

.56*

.75*

.03

Self-efficacy for learning and performance

5

.70*

M = .75

SD = .10

α = .88

Ω = .94

.50*

M = .58

SD = .22

α = .88

Ω = .58

.43*

6

.76*

.75*

.34*

12

.72*

.58*

.42*

15

.83*

.76*

.42*

20

.85*

.69*

.49*

21

.55*

.09*

.50*

29

.81*

.67*

.47*

31

.77*

.58*

.47*

Test anxiety

3

.59*

M = .73

SD = .15

α = .80

Ω = .88

.58*

M = .72

SD = .16

α = .80

Ω = .86

−.07

8

.58*

.56*

.10*

14

.72*

.71*

.07

19

.90*

.91*

.07

28

.87*

.86*

.13*

  1. M mean, SD standard deviation, α Cronbach’s alpha, Ω McDonald’s omega, * = statistical significant loadings (p < .05).