Table 2 The association of background factors with job satisfaction analysed with logistic regression including country (n = 417)

Age, T2

0.52

0.85

0.012*

Gender, T2

0.86

0.081

0.78

Country, T2

0.97

0.45

0.0046*

 Finland vs Germany

0.0015*

 Finland vs Lithuania

0.63

 Finland vs Spain

0.68

 Germany vs Lithuania

0.011*

 Germany vs Spain

0.0096*

 Lithuania vs Spain

0.94

Satisfaction with nursing education, T1

0.0082*

0.042*

 < 0.0001*

 Very unsatisfied vs unsatisfied

0.026*

0.009*

0.36

 Very unsatisfied vs satisfied

0.0018*

0.035*

0.0087*

 Very unsatisfied vs very satisfied

0.0032*

0.035*

0.0055*

 Unsatisfied vs satisfied

0.13

0.051

0.0001*

 Unsatisfied vs very satisfied

0.16

0.051

0.0035*

 Satisfied vs very satisfied

0.62

0.011*

0.32

Level of study achievements, T1

0.097

0.93

0.019*

 Very poor/poor vs good

0.021*

 Very poor/poor vs excellent

0.27

 Good vs excellent

0.058

Nursing as the 1^st study choice (Yes), T1

0.65

0.95

0.36

Nurse competence (NCS), T1

 Total

0.30

0.44

0.13

 Class

0.13

0.24

0.36

Intention to stay in nursing, T1

 < 0.0001*

0.0003*

 < 0.0001*

 Very often vs fairly often

0.039*

0.41

0.36

 Very often vs fairly seldom

 < 0.0001*

0.012*

 < 0.0001*

 Very often vs never

 < 0.0001*

0.0002*

 < 0.0001*

 Fairly often vs fairly seldom

0.0030*

0.039*

 < 0.0001*

 Fairly often vs never

0.0006*

0.0005*

 < 0.0001*

 Fairly seldom vs never

0.53

0.069

0.062