Table 4. Reliability analysis.

Factor Cronbach’s alpha Number of items
I-type curiosity 0.87 5
D-type curiosity 0.883 5
Grinding in-autonomy 0.924 3
Grinding in-competence 0.888 4
Grinding in-relatedness 0.917 4
Grinding in-positive affect 0.871 6
Overall scale 0.836 27