Table 3 Subscale’s correlations, descriptive statistics, reliability, and inter–item correlations of the DoCCA scale (T1 and T2 samples)

1. Demands

.73^***

.04

− .23^*

− .23^*

−.26^**

2. Unnecessary tasks

.11

.49^***

− .27^**

− .27^**

− .18^*

3. Role clarity

− .26^**

− .37^***

.67^***

.84^***

.77^***

4. Needs support

− .18^*

− .41^***

.80^***

.68^***

.86^***

5. Goal orientation

−.24^**

− .37^***

.76^***

.83^***

.65^***

Descriptives

M T1/T2

2.51/2.31

2.21/2.25

3.38/3.42

3.42/3.50

3.37/3.43

SD T1/T2

1.03/0.90

0.84/0.85

0.82/0.80

0.88/0.83

0.87/0.85

Cronbach’s Alpha T1/T2

.92/.90

.79/.86

.90/.90

.93/.92

.91/.92

Inter-item correlations (lowest–highest) T1/T2

.79–.87/.68–.87

.49–.77/ .64–.79

.70–.84/.68–.86

.74–.89/ .78–.88

.71–.82/ .78–.87