Research Article

Differentiation in Emotional Investments in Work Groups among Different Social Status of Construction Industry Practitioners: A Perspective from the Social Exchange Theory

Table 2

Factor analyses of self-report items.

ItemsF1 personal rewardsF2 emotional investmentF3 personal costs

1. The members of my work team listen to me.0.8310.2080.080
2. I feel needed by my work team.0.8630.3760.068
3. I feel comfortable when I voice my work in work group.0.8350.348079
4. Our team members have a strong sense of loyalty to the team.0.2350.9250.010
5. Our work team members care about the collective and are committed to making it better.0.3700.8880.021
6. I do not want to change the members of our work group.0.4420.5970.128
7. Since I am friends with the members of my work team, I undertake a lot of extra responsibilities.0.2100.2050.832
8. I often compromise my ideas by considering the preferences of other team members.0.0840.0640.826
9. To integrate into the work group, I must sacrifice a great deal of personal independence.0.2230.0430.765