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Table 2 Results of the exploratory factor analysis

From: What motivates individuals to volunteer in Ebola epidemic response? A structural approach in Guinea

One of the reasons why I joined the team was that …

Factor

M

SD

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

… Guinea needed the mobilization of all its citizens.

.79

.03

.04

.03

− .02

− .04

.01

9.19

2.47

… fighting against Ebola was a major objective

.72

.14

− .06

.05

− .06

− .01

.16

9.06

2.69

… it was a testimony of love of the homeland.

.71

.07

.02

− .20

.24

.02

− .06

9.03

2.72

… citizens have the duty to defend their country against all threats.

.50

.14

.11

.08

− .03

.01

− .18

8.82

2.86

… I considered it was a moral duty.

.04

.74

.16

.09

− .00

.16

.02

7.55

3.84

… I considered it was a duty to the people.

.11

.66

.09

.10

.03

.11

− .00

8.17

3.52

… it was a morally rewarding experience.

.13

.62

.24

.11

.07

− .11

.02

8.39

3.27

… it was a way to prove to myself that I was a responsible citizen.

.25

.49

.20

− .07

.18

.10

− .06

8.37

3.22

… my duty is to respond to Guinean health authorities’ requests.

.00

− .01

.72

.09

.02

.13

− .06

6.98

4.15

… it was the way to keep having a good image of myself.

.12

.03

.69

.19

− .06

.25

− .02

6.46

4.25

… other people did it and I have deep esteem for them.

.09

.11

.62

.16

.03

.11

.17

6.65

4.29

… other many people I know did it.

.03

.13

.62

.17

.09

− .01

.10

6.85

4.05

… I wanted to respond to the religious authorities’ call.

− .06

.23

.60

− .02

.12

.32

.07

6.97

3.93

… the idea that Ebola could spread to the rest of the country was unbearable.

.06

.25

.52

.22

.12

.02

.17

6.58

4.23

… I wished to overcome emotional challenges.

− .02

.31

.52

.14

.27

− .12

.00

6.62

4.21

… I thought it could be a transformative experience.

− .13

.22

.43

.02

.27

.07

.25

6.16

4.28

… it was a way to broaden my professional experience.

.03

.17

.22

.71

.20

.15

.10

6.53

4.23

… I could professionally contribute to the development of the country.

.02

.20

.21

.70

.11

.04

.06

6.96

4.08

… I wished to bear testimony of my active commitment to the Guineans.

.02

.02

.15

.63

.22

.11

.16

6.55

4.37

… it was an opportunity to make use of my professional expertise.

− .07

− .08

.19

.57

.21

.14

− .04

5.93

4.44

… I thought that, by doing so, I could personally benefit.

.00

− .17

.20

− .05

.68

.13

− .01

6.08

4.42

… it was an opportunity to improve self-achievement.

− .03

.11

.05

.18

.63

.09

.18

5.11

4.46

… it was an opportunity to experience extreme situations

.10

.02

.03

.26

.57

.19

.09

5.99

4.39

… it was a way to behave in harmony with myself.

− .00

.19

.11

.31

.57

.07

− .07

6.31

4.29

.. it was a kind of personal challenge.

.06

.21

.02

.29

.55

.17

.07

6.18

4.42

… it was a mean to attract the sympathy of people in my community.

.01

.01

.10

.04

.13

.76

− .02

5.77

4.43

… it was a mean to attract the sympathy of my colleagues.

− .04

.24

.06

.24

− .00

.66

.07

5.51

4.54

… my favorite football players have urged the necessity of volunteerism.

− .02

− .10

.13

− .04

.12

.60

.13

3.59

4.50

… I wished people like me better.

.02

.11

.05

.21

.23

.60

.09

5.49

4.52

… I wished to become a better professional.

− .00

.17

.22

.07

.13

.43

.20

5.29

4.63

… I was not convinced that the teams in place were fully competent.

− .03

.08

.00

.12

.04

.08

.76

4.58

4.48

…, in some way, I felt forced to do so.

− .10

.09

.13

− .06

.09

− .04

.65

5.00

4.63

… my current job was boring.

.05

− .22

.05

.16

− .05

.30

.60

3.87

4.42

… the job I had did not offer any true challenge..

.09

− .10

.25

.11

.15

.31

.56

4.62

4.40

Explained variance

2.08

2.33

3.38

2.40

2.39

2.53

2.04

  

Percent of variance explained

.06

.07

.10

.07

.07

.07

.06

  

M

9.02

8.12

6.66

6.49

5.93

5.13

4.52

  

SD

1.88

2.46

2.73

3.18

2.96

3.05

3.14

  

N ≥ 8 (%)

77

63

39

40

36

26

16

  
  1. I = Feeling of patriotic duty, II = Feeling of moral responsibility, III = Compliance with authority, IV = Desire to use one’s skills for a collective good, V = Seeking personal growth, VI = Desire to gain community recognition, and VII = Hoping for a career reorientation