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Table 2 Association between socio-demographic characteristics and personal initiative, work environment, and job satisfaction

From: Personal initiative and work environment as predictors of job satisfaction among nurses: cross-sectional study

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***

  1. *p value of t-test
  2. **p value of ANOVA test
  3. ***p value of chi-square test