Job satisfaction trends during nurses' early career

BMC Nursing

Table 4 Factor means for Education, Work-life interface, Resources and Pay by branch and time

		Adult			Child			Mental health			Branch comparison
Factor	Time-point	No.	Mean	SE	No.	Mean	SE	No.	Mean	SE	(F [df_n, df_d] p)
Education	6 months	1248	3.06	0.04	531	3.36	0.05	425	3.18	0.06	(10.76 [2,2323] < .001)
	18 months	940	3.40	0.04	445	3.66	0.05	334	3.61	0.06	(9.90 [2,2323] < .001)
	3 years	754	3.59	0.04	326	3.70	0.06	255	3.63	0.07	(1.16 [2,2323] .31)
	(F [df_n, df_d] p)	(56.22 [2,1321] < .001)			(16.57 [2,558] < .001)			(19.27 [2,444] < .001)			(1.77 [4,2323] .13)
Work-Life Interface	6 months	1257	3.37	0.03	533	3.49	0.04	427	3.69	0.04	(18.82 [2,2325] < .001)
	18 months	939	3.46	0.03	446	3.49	0.04	336	3.63	0.05	(4.88 [2,2325] .008)
	3 years	755	3.63	0.03	326	3.59	0.05	256	3.78	0.05	(4.13 [2,2325] .016)
	(F [df_n, df_d] p)	(21.06 [2,1322] < .001)			(1.80 [2,558] .17)			(2.97 [2,569] .052)¹			(2.47 [4,2325] .043)
Resources	6 months	1253	3.52	0.03	532	3.73	0.04	427	3.15	0.05	(36.74 [2,2324] < .001)
	18 months	938	3.69	0.03	445	3.69	0.04	333	3.09	0.06	(48.24 [2,2324] < .001)
	3 years	740	3.78	0.03	320	3.80	0.05	254	3.08	0.07	(60.41 [2,2324] < .001)
	(F [df_n, df_d] p)	(24.13 [2,1321] < .001)			(2.16 [2,558] .12)			(0.61 [2,565] .54)¹			(6.46 [4,2324] < .001)
Pay	6 months	1254	2.41	0.04	530	2.88	0.05	427	2.55	0.06	(26.06 [2,2321] < .001)
	18 months	933	2.67	0.04	444	2.81	0.06	330	2.66	0.07	(2.29 [2,2321] .10)
	3 years	751	2.63	0.04	326	2.78	0.07	255	2.65	0.07	(2.13 [2,2321] .12)
	(F [df_n, df_d] p)	(20.74 [2,1318] < .001)			(1.02 [2,739] .36)¹			(1.48 [2,563] .23)¹			(5.56 [4,2321] < .001)

Unstructured covariance unless indicated by superscript ¹ Compound symmetry
Results biased by non-response (attrition): Adult, resources; Mental Health, pay

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