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Table 5 Principal component analysis (PCA)

From: Differences between doctors of medicine and dental medicine in the perception of professionalism on social networking sites: the development of the e-professionalism assessment compatibility index (ePACI)

 

Rotated component matrix

Component

Matrix recoding after FA

Online behaviour

Somewhat unprofessional behaviour

Professional behaviour

Serious unprofessional behaviour

Illegal and condescending behaviour

1

2

3

4

Somewhat unprofessional behaviour

Swearing or foul language

0.792

0.151

0.004

0.108

UPC

Status updates describing substantial alcohol consumption at a party

0.771

0.224

0.034

0.029

UPC

Obscene gestures in photos (the middle finger, etc.)

0.761

0.156

0.015

0.113

UPC

Pictures of an individual clearly acting drunk

0.761

0.160

−0.003

0.043

UPC

Posts involving overt sexual content

0.592

0.017

0.052

0.431

UPC

Posts containing partial nudity

0.535

0.275

0.029

0.156

PC

Professional behaviour

Displaying membership in online groups dealing with controversial issues

0.260

0.733

−0.130

0.176

PC

Making opinionated comments about controversial issues

0.155

0.714

−0.102

0.241

PC

Displaying your current relationship status

0.185

0.654

0.116

−0.123

PC

A picture of an individual having one alcoholic beverage

0.306

0.605

0.083

−0.209

PC

Serious unprofessional behaviour

Photos of a patient/client

−0.021

0.013

0.782

−0.038

UPC

Posts disclosing information about a patient/client

0.091

−0.123

0.660

0.169

UPC

Posts describing an interaction with a patient/client, while not revealing any identifying information

0.076

0.440

0.454

−0.039

PUPC

Endorsements of a pharmaceutical or health product without a conflict-of-interest disclosure

−0.064

0.402

0.419

0.200

PUPC

Illegal and condescending behaviour

Petty criminal activity

0.341

−0.100

0.183

0.631

UPC

Attitudes of superiority or condescending behaviour (assumed because of professional status)

0.002

0.444

0.000

0.615

UPC

Posts depicting illicit drug consumption

0.484

−0.054

0.090

0.517

UPC

  1. Loadings in bold indicate the highest component loading for each item (these being the most salient loadings for interpretation of each component)
  2. PC professional content, PUPC potentially unprofessional content, UPC unprofessional content