Finnish Teachers’ Ethical Sensitivity

Table 2

Means, alpha loadings, and correlations of the dimensions of the ESSQ.

Dimensions and items	𝑀 (SD)	α	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
(1) Reading and expressing emotions es1_2, es1_4	3.6 (0.7)	.56	—
(2) Taking the perspectives of others es2_5, es2_6, es2_7, es2_8	4.2 (0.5)	.80	.2	—
(3) Caring by connecting to others es3_9, es3_10, es3_11	4.2 (0.5)	.67	.2	.4	—
(4) Working with interpersonal and group differences es4_14, es4_16	4.0 (0.5)	.63	.2	.4	.5	—
(5) Preventing social bias es5_17, es5_18, es5_19, es5_20	3.9 (0.5)	.72	.2	.3	.3	.5	—
(6) Generating interpretations and options es4_15, es6_21, es6_22, es6_23	4.1 (0.5)	.74	.2	.4	.4	.6	.5	—
(7) Identifying the consequences of actions and options es7_25, es7_26, es7_27, es7_28	3.6 (0.6)	.66	.2	.1	.2	.3	.4	.4	—