Table 2 Association between socio-demographic characteristics and personal initiative, work environment, and job satisfaction
| Demographic and occupational characteristics |
Personal Initiative Score | Work Environment Score |
Job Satisfaction Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | % of high and very high | |||
| Age | ≤40 years (median) | 4.4 (0.6) | 3.6 (0.7) | 70.6 |
| 41 years+ | 4.3 (0.6) | 3.6 (0.7) | 71.8 | |
| P value | 0.008* | 0.489* | 0.359*** | |
| Sex | Male | 4.4 (0.6) | 3.7 (0.6) | 64.0 |
| Female | 4.3 (0.6) | 3.6 (0.7) | 73.3 | |
| P value | 0.583* | 0.117* | 0.003*** | |
| Seniority in the profession | ≤14 years (median) | 4.4 (0.6) | 3.5 (0.7) | 69.4 |
| 15 years+ | 4.3 (0.6) | 3.7 (0.6) | 72.7 | |
| P value | 0.103* | 0.004* | 0.138** | |
| Country of birth | Israel | 4.4 (0.6) | 3.6 (0.7) | 70.9 |
| FSU | 4.3 (0.7) | 3.6 (0.6) | 71.4 | |
| Other | 4.3 (0.6) | 3.6 (0.5) | 72.6 | |
| P value | 0.044** | 0.597** | 0.954*** | |
| Education | RN | 4.1 (0.6) | 3.6 (0.6) | 67.1 |
| RN BA | 4.4 (0.6) | 3.5 (0.7) | 69.9 | |
| RN MA | 4.5 (0.6) | 3.7 (0.6) | 78.1 | |
| P value | < 0.0001** | 0.001** | 0.028*** | |
| Type of Hospital | General | 4.4 (0.6) | 3.6 (0.6) | 71.8 |
| Pediatric | 4.2 (0.6) | 3.4 (0.7) | 69.3 | |
| Psychiatric | 4.4 (0.6) | 3.7 (0.7) | 70.5 | |
| P value | < 0.0001** | 0.002** | 0.787*** | |
| Form of Employment | 100% | 4.4 (0.6) | 3.7 (0.7) | 72.0 |
| 75–90% | 4.2 (0.6) | 3.4 (0.6) | 67.9 | |
| 25–66% | 4.2 (0.7) | 3.6 (0.6) | 72.6 | |
| P value | < 0.0001** | < 0.0001** | 0.461*** | |
| Area of practice | Surgery | 4.4 (0.6) | 3.7 (0.7) | 71.7 |
| Psychiatry/Rehabilitation | 4.4 (0.7) | 3.7 (0.6) | 72.7 | |
| Intensive Care Units | 4.3 (0.7) | 3.5 (0.7) | 72.0 | |
| Pediatric/Newborn/Premature | 4.1 (0.7) | 3.5 (0.7) | 75.0 | |
| Internal Medicine/Geriatrics | 4.4 (0.7) | 3.6 (0.6) | 66.7 | |
| Emergency Room | 4.3 (0.6) | 3.6 (0.7) | 83.3 | |
| Oncology | 4.1 (0.5) | 3.3 (0.7) | 47.2 | |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 4.3 (0.6) | 3.6 (0.7) | 76.0 | |
| Operating room | 4.7 (0.6) | 3.7 (0.7) | 66.7 | |
| Other | 4.2 (0.5) | 3.6 (0.7) | 61.5 | |
| P value | < 0.0001** | 0.007** | 0.041*** | |