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Table 2 Descriptive Statistics

From: A comparative study of job satisfaction among nurses, psychologists/psychotherapists and social workers working in Quebec mental health teams

   

Global (N = 313)

Nurses (N = 94)

Psychologists/Psychotherapists (N = 68)

Social workers (N = 85)

   

Min

Max

N/Mean

%/SD

N/Mean

%/SD

N/Mean

%/SD

N/Mean

%/SD

1. Socio-Professional Characteristics

Age

 

24.0

68.0

43.3

10.5

44.3

9.3

40.0

9.7

41.9

11.3

Gender

female

  

219

69.5

61

64.9

53

77.9

59

69.4

male

  

96

30.5

33

35.1

15

22.1

26

30.6

Professions

Nurses

  

94

29.8

      

Physicians & Pharmacists

  

15

4.8

      

Psychologists & Psychotherapists

  

68

21.6

      

Social workers

  

85

27.0

      

Other mental health professionals

  

53

16.8

      

Seniority in the profession (in years)

0.0

38.0

9.0

10.8

8.8

10.8

6.1

8.6

8.4

9.7

Seniority on team (in years)

0.0

27.0

3.1

4.6

2.9

4.5

2.5

3.6

2.9

4.0

Employment status

Full time

  

246

78.1

89

94.7

22

44.9

69

87.3

Part time

  

69

21.9

5

5.3

27

55.1

10

12.7

2. Team Attributes

Clients

Personality disorders

2.0

90.0

30.6

21.3

27.6

18.6

38.4

24.6

32.8

20.4

Co-morbid mental health disorders/chronic physical illnesses

2.0

93.0

34.4

21.6

37.4

22.6

27.8

21.2

31.5

17.8

Suicidal ideation

0.0

95.0

27.9

19.9

25.0

18.3

28.5

24.6

30.1

17.7

Health care service high-users

0.0

90.0

26.0

24.0

26.7

25.4

19.6

21.5

26.4

22.4

Severe mental health disorders (bipolar disorder and other psychoses)

2.0

149.9

66.9

37.2

69.6

34.2

52.1

41.8

62.6

34.8

Settings

Primary care teams

  

101

32.1

16

17.0

29

59.2

38

48.1

Outpatient specialized mental health care teams

  

176

55.9

60

63.8

19

38.8

38

48.1

Inpatient specialized mental health care teams

  

38

12.1

18

19.1

1

2.0

3

3.8

Number of professionals in the team

3.0

16.0

8.0

3.5

8.0

3.5

7.6

3.0

8.1

3.2

Proportion of patients living in poverty

5.0

23.3

14.2

8.1

15.7

7.9

14.1

8.3

14.7

8.4

Frequency of Interactions with other teams or organizations

32.0

204.0

95.4

31.3

103.6

31.0

77.3

24.5

99.3

32.4

3. Team Processes

 

Team support

1.0

7.0

4.8

1.2

4.8

1.3

4.7

1.2

4.9

0.9

Team interdependence

4.6

20.7

13.7

3.1

13.8

3.1

12.4

3.1

13.1

3.3

Familiarity between co-workers

1.6

7.0

5.4

0.9

5.5

1.0

5.0

1.2

5.4

0.7

 

Team conflict

3.0

21.0

9.0

2.9

9.3

3.4

8.6

2.0

9.1

3.2

 

Knowledge sharing

1.8

7.0

5.7

0.9

5.8

1.0

5.6

0.9

5.6

0.9

Informational role self-efficacy

16.0

100.0

81.1

14.4

80.7

16.2

82.4

11.8

82.1

15.1

Involvement in the decision-making process

1.0

7.0

5.0

1.4

5.1

1.3

4.7

1.4

4.8

1.5

 

Team autonomy

1.0

7.0

4.9

1.3

5.1

1.1

4.7

1.5

4.7

1.3

 

Team reflexivity

1.0

7.0

4.6

1.2

4.8

1.2

4.3

1.3

4.3

1.3

Team collaboration

8.5

28.0

19.3

3.8

19.7

4.4

19.0

3.8

18.5

3.6

Recovery-oriented services

2.2

6.8

5.1

0.7

5.1

0.8

5.1

0.5

5.1

0.6

4. Team Emergent States

 

Trust

1.0

7.0

5.2

1.2

5.4

1.1

5.2

1.1

5.1

1.3

Affective commitment to the team

1.0

7.0

4.9

1.2

4.9

1.4

4.9

1.2

4.6

1.3

Team climate

Total score

7.9

27.8

20.5

3.4

20.7

3.6

20.4

3.2

19.6

3.6

Participatory safety

1.0

7.0

5.2

0.9

5.2

1.0

5.1

0.9

5.0

1.1

Support for innovation

1.0

7.0

5.1

1.0

5.3

1.1

5.1

0.9

4.9

1.1

Vision orientation

1.5

7.0

5.1

1.0

5.2

1.1

5.2

0.8

4.8

1.0

Vision orientation

1.5

7.0

5.1

1.0

5.1

1.1

4.9

1.1

4.9

1.0

Belief in the advantages of interdisciplinary collaboration

3.0

7.0

6.2

0.7

6.3

0.7

6.3

0.7

6.1

0.8

Work role performance

23.7

42.0

34.6

3.3

35.4

3.4

33.8

3.1

34.2

3.3

 

Job satisfaction

11.3

35.0

24.8

3.6

24.2

3.8

24.7

3.2

24.8

3.6