Table 2 Summary of PCA using varimax...

Table 2

Summary of PCA using varimax rotation of four factor solution on public affairs consultants' role conceptions

Items	Factor
Name	Advocate	Do-gooder	Expert	Intermediary
I ensure that my clients' interests are heard	0.84	−0.01	0.12	0.06
PA is in my opinion about advancing the interests of my client	0.83	−0.14	0.13	0.01
In my work, I am driven by the interests of my client	0.81	−0.07	−0.11	−0.08
As a PA consultant, I make sure that the best decision for my client is taken	0.79	−0.11	0.19	−0.06
I am responsible to my client	0.78	0.11	−0.00	−0.15
PA is in my opinion about convincing policymakers of my clients, views	0.70	−0.21	−0.05	0.12
PA is in my opinion about winning conflicts of interest	0.65	−0.16	−0.05	0.01
I am responsible to society	−0.17	0.70	0.26	−0.08
In my work I am driven by the interests of society	−0.32	0.66	−0.14	0.04
As a PA consultant, I have to be completely transparent about my client and their intentions	−0.01	0.63	−0.34	0.09
In my work, I am driven by the interests of the policymaker I am informing	−0.05	0.58	0.05	0.34
PA is in my opinion about contributing so that the best solution possible for society is taken	−0.19	0.54	0.38	0.02
I am responsible to the policymaker I am informing	0.15	0.47	0.35	0.14
As a PA consultant, I am a source of information for policymakers	0.17	−0.01	0.71	0.09
I ease decision-making for policymakers	0.03	−0.17	0.71	0.04
PA is in my opinion about providing information to policymakers	−0.03	−0.07	0.55	0.09
I make sure to align the private interests of my client with the public interest	0.09	−0.10	−0.01	0.82
PA is in my opinion about aligning interests	−0.10	0.15	0.13	0.60
As a PA consultant, I am a mediator between society and politics	−0.05	0.02	0.50	0.55
PA is in my opinion about PA professionals and policymakers helping each other to achieve something	0.06	0.28	0.25	0.46
As a PA consultant, I must ensure that everyone can contribute equally	−0.15	0.40	−0.13	0.42
As a PA consultant, I would do anything to achieve the goals of my client	Excluded	Excluded	Excluded	Excluded
Cronbach's a	0.878	0.691	0.583	0.612
Eigenvalues	4.85	3.15	1.75	1.44
% of variance	23.09	14.98	8.33	6.86

Items	Factor
Name	Advocate	Do-gooder	Expert	Intermediary
I ensure that my clients' interests are heard	0.84	−0.01	0.12	0.06
PA is in my opinion about advancing the interests of my client	0.83	−0.14	0.13	0.01
In my work, I am driven by the interests of my client	0.81	−0.07	−0.11	−0.08
As a PA consultant, I make sure that the best decision for my client is taken	0.79	−0.11	0.19	−0.06
I am responsible to my client	0.78	0.11	−0.00	−0.15
PA is in my opinion about convincing policymakers of my clients, views	0.70	−0.21	−0.05	0.12
PA is in my opinion about winning conflicts of interest	0.65	−0.16	−0.05	0.01
I am responsible to society	−0.17	0.70	0.26	−0.08
In my work I am driven by the interests of society	−0.32	0.66	−0.14	0.04
As a PA consultant, I have to be completely transparent about my client and their intentions	−0.01	0.63	−0.34	0.09
In my work, I am driven by the interests of the policymaker I am informing	−0.05	0.58	0.05	0.34
PA is in my opinion about contributing so that the best solution possible for society is taken	−0.19	0.54	0.38	0.02
I am responsible to the policymaker I am informing	0.15	0.47	0.35	0.14
As a PA consultant, I am a source of information for policymakers	0.17	−0.01	0.71	0.09
I ease decision-making for policymakers	0.03	−0.17	0.71	0.04
PA is in my opinion about providing information to policymakers	−0.03	−0.07	0.55	0.09
I make sure to align the private interests of my client with the public interest	0.09	−0.10	−0.01	0.82
PA is in my opinion about aligning interests	−0.10	0.15	0.13	0.60
As a PA consultant, I am a mediator between society and politics	−0.05	0.02	0.50	0.55
PA is in my opinion about PA professionals and policymakers helping each other to achieve something	0.06	0.28	0.25	0.46
As a PA consultant, I must ensure that everyone can contribute equally	−0.15	0.40	−0.13	0.42
As a PA consultant, I would do anything to achieve the goals of my client	Excluded	Excluded	Excluded	Excluded
Cronbach's a	0.878	0.691	0.583	0.612
Eigenvalues	4.85	3.15	1.75	1.44
% of variance	23.09	14.98	8.33	6.86

Note(s): Sorted according to size, with largest loading in italic

Source(s): Created by author

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