TPC Journal V7, Issue 3 - FULL ISSUE

228 The Professional Counselor | Volume 7, Issue 3 Table 1 Participants’ Demographic Characteristics Characteristic n Total Percent Gender Female 121 82.9 Male 24 16.4 Ethnic Background African American/African/Black 14 9.7 Asian/Asian American 6 3.9 Biracial/Multiracial 9 5.8 Caucasian (Non-Hispanic) 105 67.7 Hispanic/Latina/Latino 7 4.5 Other 2 1.3 Chose not to specify 2 1.3 Sexual Orientation Bisexual 8 5.2 Gay 5 3.2 Heterosexual 71 45.8 Lesbian 7 4.5 Other 3 1.9 Professional Status Student 102 61.5 Clinician 43 33.3 CACREP Status Accredited 73 46.8 Not Accredited 20 12.8 Age 21–25 70 45.2 26–30 27 17.4 31–35 16 10.3 36–40 13 8.4 41–45 4 2.6 46–50 7 4.5 51–55 1 .6 56–60 6 3.9 61–65 1 .6 66–70 1 .6 Note. N = 155 existed in the data, and the results identified that no scores were greater than +4 or less than -4; therefore, no outliers were identified (Hair, Black, Babin, Anderson, & Tatham, 2010). Next, we examined the appropriateness of the sample size to conducting an EFA. Smaller sample sizes are suitable for EFA if several solutions have high loading variables (above .80; Tabachnick & Fidell, 2013). In addition, rather than sample size, the ratio of assessment items to participant may be used to determine appropriateness of data for EFA (Dimitrov, 2012; Nunnally, 1978; Tabachnick & Fidell, 2013), with a five participant cases-to-item ratio deemed acceptable. Because there were more than five cases per SOCCS item (5.34:1), we determined this sample size was appropriate for EFA. Our