Items with clear conceptual overlap, or which were considered to be ambiguously phrased, were removed. Respondents are required to answer whether they agree with the statement using a 5-point Likert scale with 1=strongly disagree, and 5=strongly agree.
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.