The Job Satisfaction of Finnish Nursing Staff: The Development of a Job Satisfaction Scale and Survey Results
Table 3
Relationships between demographic variables and job satisfaction ().
Background variable
1 mean P
2 mean P
3 mean P
4 mean P
5 mean P
6 mean P
7 mean P
Total mean P
Hospital ()
Hospital 1 ()
3.75
3.04
4.23
3.28
4.14
3.34
3.70
3.64
Hospital 2 ()
3.77
3.13
4.24
3.48
4.12
3.35
3.75
3.69
Hospital 3 ()
3.80
3.17
4.33
3.43
4.19
3.34
3.75
3.72
Hospital 4 ()
3.45
2.92
3.99
3.30
4.05
3.21
3.51
3.39
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
.001
.033
<.0001
<.0001
Gender ()
Female ()
3.66
3.03
4.21
3.34
4.12
3.33
3.66
3.59
Male ()
3.78
3.07
3.92
3.30
4.12
3.13
3.75
3.54
.025
ns
<.0001
ns
ns
.001
.025
ns
Age ()
<30 years ()
3.66
2.95
4.11
3.34
4.10
3.36
3.70
3.56
31–40 years ()
3.60
2.95
4.09
3.31
4.10
3.26
3.60
3.52
41–50 years ()
3.63
3.01
4.18
3.25
4.13
3.26
3.62
3.56
>51 years ()
3.83
3.20
4.29
3.47
4.15
3.39
3.78
3.73
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
ns
.016
<.0001
<.0001
Occupational group ()
Nurse leaders ()
3.89
3.52
4.38
3.77
4.35
4.17
4.14
3.97
Registered nursing staff ()
3.61
2.98
4.17
3.31
4.12
3.26
3.61
3.54
Practical nurses ()
3.83
3.05
4.14
3.26
4.05
3.17
3.71
3.59
Others ()
3.74
3.25
4.15
3.54
4.12
3.42
3.71
3.70
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
Work experience in current unit ()
<1 year ()
3.78
3.21
4.11
3.43
4.13
3.42
3.78
3.63
2–5 years ()
3.69
3.07
4.12
3.35
4.16
3.31
3.69
3.58
6–10 years ()
3.63
2.96
4.21
3.31
4.11
3.30
3.60
3.57
11–20 years ()
3.63
2.96
4.22
3.27
4.14
3.24
3.63
3.57
>21 years ()
3.65
3.05
4.24
3.41
4.05
3.29
3.65
3.60
ns
<.0001
ns
.047
ns
ns
.008
ns
Work experience total ()
<1 year ()
3.92
3.06
4.22
3.47
3.97
3.52
3.85
3.68
2–5 years ()
3.66
3.05
4.13
3.37
4.13
3.38
3.68
3.58
6–10 years ()
3.58
2.91
4.05
3.30
4.09
3.21
3.59
3.48
11–20 years ()
3.64
2.99
4.17
3.27
4.15
3.30
3.62
3.56
>21 years ()
3.73
3.12
4.26
3.38
4.13
3.34
3.72
3.65
.004
<.0001
<.0001
.039
ns
.014
.005
<.0001
Employment arrangement ()
Permanent ()
3.67
3.02
4.20
3.34
4.13
3.30
3.66
3.59
Temporary ()
3.71
3.11
4.09
3.36
4.11
3.35
3.71
3.59
ns
.026
.016
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
Work shifts ()
Day shift (
3.76
3.34
4.26
3.60
4.24
3.54
3.80
3.77
Rotational shift ()
3.63
2.87
4.13
3.19
4.06
3.18
3.59
3.49
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
Quality of care
4–6 ()
2.28
2.24
3.68
2.49
4.01
2.47
2.70
2.87
7-8 ()
3.62
2.96
4.13
3.26
4.09
3.26
3.60
3.53
9-10 ()
3.96
3.33
4.36
3.64
4.22
3.57
3.98
3.84
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
<.0001
1: leadership, 2: requiring factors of work, 3: motivating factors of the work, 4: working environment, 5: working welfare, 6: participation in decision making, 7: sense of community; range 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest); ns: not significant.
