Table 5 Overview of the standardized factor loadings and descriptive statistics for the baseline measurement model of the 12-item WAI-S (N = 490)

Bond

5.36

0.99

5.75

.85

0.51

1. I believe my coach likes me

0.78

0.75

2. I am confident in my coaches’ ability to help me

0.85

0.80

3. I feel my coach appreciates me

0.87

0.80

4. My coach and I trust one another

0.83

0.81

Tasks

5.48

0.97

5.82

0.83

0.42

5. My coach and I agree about the things I will need to do in coaching to help improve my situation

0.90

0.86

6. What I am doing in coaching gives me new ways of looking at my problem

0.88

0.88

7. We agree on what is important for me to work on

0.90

0.90

8. I believe the way we are working

with my problem is correct

0.87

0.86

Goals

5.64

0.83

5.91

0.72

0.39

9. My coach does not understand what I am trying to accomplish in coaching (r)

0.47

0.59

10. My coach and I are working towards mutually agreed upon goals

0.83

0.78

11. My coach and I have different ideas on what my problems are (r)

0.39

0.55

12. We have established a good understanding of changes that would be good for me

0.83

0.87