Items scores and internal consistency of each factor
| Item | Mean±SD |
| Factor 1: importance of communication skills (α=0.771) | |
| (1) In order to be a good doctor, I must have good CS. | 4.57±0.73 |
| (4) Developing my CS is just as important as developing my knowledge of medicine. | 4.48±0.87 |
| (5) Learning CS has helped me or will help me respect patients. | 4.46±0.81 |
| (9) Learning CS has helped or will facilitate my ability to work as a team member. | 4.44±0.83 |
| (10) Learning CS has improved my ability to communicate with patients. | 4.43±0.82 |
| (14) Learning CS has helped or will help me respect my colleagues. | 4.36±0.93 |
| (16) Learning CS has helped or will help me recognise patients’ rights regarding confidentiality and informed consent. | 4.30±0.91 |
| (21) I think learning CS is very useful for my medical degree. | 4.38±0.94 |
| (25) Learning CS is important because my ability to communicate is a lifelong skill. | 4.41±1.04 |
| Factor 2: negative beliefs (α=0.601) | |
| (2) I cannot see the point in learning CS.* | 1.89±1.21 |
| (6) I have not got time to learn CS.* | 2.25±1.21 |
| (8) I cannot be bothered to attend sessions on CS.* | 2.20±1.33 |
| (11) CS teaches the obvious and then complicates it.* | 2.48±1.46 |
| (13) Learning CS is too easy.* | 2.68±1.13 |
| (15) I find it difficult to trust the information on CS provided by non-clinical lecturers.* | 2.84±1.39 |
| (19) I do not need good CS to be a doctor.* | 2.05±1.36 |
| (24) I find it difficult to take CS learning seriously.* | 2.40±1.29 |
| (26) CS learning should be left to psychology students, not medical students.* | 2.17±1.31 |
| Factor 3: motivation (α=0.637) | |
| (12) Learning CS is fun. | 4.18±0.99 |
| (17) CS teaching would be more appealing if it sounded more like a science subject.* | 4.03±1.10 |
| (23) Learning CS is applicable to learning medicine. | 4.22±1.03 |
| Factor 4: assessment (α=0.704) | |
| (3) Nobody is going to fail his or her medical degree for having poor CS. | 2.71±1.20 |
| (20) I find it hard to admit that I have some problems with my CS.* | 2.98±1.19 |
| (22) My ability to pass exams will get me through medical school rather than my ability to communicate.* | 1.63±1.10 |
↵*Item was negatively phrased and reverse scored.
CS, communication skills.