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Table 3 Number of items, Cronbach’s Alpha, range, means and standard deviations of the items to assess self-(ability_E) and supervisor-ratings (ability_S) of abilities and demands (demand) in all eight job-related fields

From: Fit between workers’ competencies and job demands as predictor for job performance over the work careerPassung zwischen Kompetenzen der Mitarbeiter und Anforderungen des Arbeitsplatzes als Prädiktor für Leistung über das Arbeitsleben

Dimension

No. of items

Cronbach’s Alpha

Range (ability_E)

Mean (SD)

Range (ability_S)

Mean (SD)

Range (demand)

Mean (SD)

Auditory perception

1

n/a

1–5

2.98 (.94)

1–5

2.18 (.120)

2–5

3.37 (.76)

Visual perception

4

.78

1–5

3.32 (.67)

1–5

2.87 (1.09)

2–5

3.4 (.79)

Sensory perception

1

n/a

1–5

3.41 (.76)

1–5

2.62 (1.28)

2–5

3.44 (.75)

Motor control

11

.84

1–5

3.20 (.79)

1–4.36

2.43 (1.03)

1–5

3.45 (.84)

Task complexity

5

.65

2.5–5

3.47 (.53)

1.67–4.83

3.42 (.66)

1–5

3.36 (.78)

Task learning

4

.66

1.5–4.6

3.41 (.53)

1.25–5

3.21 (.73)

1–5

3.32 (.81)

Attention

5

.57

2.4–5

3.64 (.60)

2.4–5

3.75 (.66)

2–5

3.53 (.74)

Physical adaptivity

1

n/a

1–5

2.72 (.84)

1–5

2.6 (1.36)

1.5–5

3.26 (.73)