Table 1 Sustainment Leadership Scale, subscale and item statistics for 2014 data
From: Leading for the long haul: a mixed-method evaluation of the Sustainment Leadership Scale (SLS)
SLS items, subscales, and total | Mean | sd | α | CFA factor loadings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Proactive leadership | 2.80 | 1.11 | .94 | .93 |
 Developed a plan to facilitate sustainment of SafeCare | 2.82 | 1.16 |  | .96 |
 Removed obstacles to the sustainment of SafeCare | 2.65 | 1.22 |  | .87 |
 Established clear department standards for the sustainment of SafeCare | 2.93 | 1.14 |  | .93 |
2. Knowledgeable leadership | 3.11 | 1.00 | .98 | .84 |
 Is knowledgeable about SafeCare | 3.13 | 0.99 |  | .97 |
 Is able to answer staff questions about SafeCare | 3.09 | 1.03 |  | .98 |
 Knows what he/she is taking about when it comes to SafeCare | 3.12 | 1.03 |  | .98 |
3. Supportive leadership | 3.23 | 0.93 | .96 | .90 |
 Recognizes and appreciates employee efforts toward successful sustainment of SafeCare | 3.18 | 1.00 |  | .91 |
 Supports employee efforts to learn more about SafeCare | 3.21 | 0.99 |  | .99 |
 Supports employee efforts to use SafeCare | 3.29 | 0.92 |  | .96 |
4. Perseverant leadership | 3.05 | 0.95 | .94 | .94 |
 Perseveres through the ups and downs of sustainment of SafeCare | 3.06 | 0.95 |  | .97 |
 Carries on through the challenges of sustaining SafeCare | 3.10 | 0.91 |  | .98 |
 Reacts to critical issues regarding the sustainment of SafeCare by effectively addressing the problem(s) | 2.97 | 1.13 |  | .86 |
Sustainment Leadership Scale total | 3.05 | 0.92 | .97 | Â |