Occupational commitment was defined as ‘dedication and loyalty to the teaching
profession’. Statements developed represented high occupational commitment with the
exception of one item (Item 6), which was reverse scored. There were originally
10 items generated from the focus group, which was reduced to a 6-item scale based on
the authors’ discussions. Again the same 5-point Likert scale was implemented. The
items and the psychometric assessment of these scales are presented in the results
section