Table 1 Work-related characteristics of the faculty members and their relationship with the work-life quality and satisfaction, and intention to leave (n = 120)

Gender

Male

72 (60)

3.63 (.52)

2.78 (1.22)

Female

48(40)

3.69 (.45)

2.66 (1.48)

Marital Status

Married

98(81.7)

3.70 (.50)^*

2.67 (1.29)

Unmarried

22(18.3)

3.47 (.43)

3.01(1.50)

Degree

Master

17(14.2)

3.63 (.46)

3.01 (1.88)

Ph.D

103(85.8)

3.66 (.50)

2.68 (1.22)

Grade

Instructor

19(15.8)

3.67 (.59)

2.88 (1.88)

Assistant Professor

60(50)

3.66 (.51)

2.77 (1.29)

Associate Professor

26(21.7)

3.53 (.45)

2.77 (1.16)

Professor

15(12.5)

3.86 (.34)

2.30 (.92)

Undergraduate education

Yes

108(90.0)

3.67 (.50)

2.74 (1.37)

No

12(10.0)

3.54 (.46)

2.64 (.90)

Master’s education

Yes

91(75.8)

3.69 (.48)

2.62 (1.29)

No

29(24.2)

3.57 (.53)

3.08 (1.41)

PhD’s education

Yes

42(35.0)

3.56 (.55)

2.60 (1.17)

No

78(65.0)

3.71 (.46)

2.80 (1.41)

Clinical education

Yes

78(65.0)

3.56 (.42)

2.80 (1.40)

No

42(35.0)

3.83 (.58)*

2.60 (1.18)

Full time

Yes

108(90)

3.67 (.51)

2.65 (1.27)

No

12(10)

3.58 (.35)

3.41 (1.65)

Administrative position

Yes

28(23.3)

3.75 (.48)

2.57 (1.25)

No

92(76.7)

3.63 (.50)

2.78 (1.35)

Discipline

Medicine

35(29.2)

3.66 (.61)

2.54 (.98)

Nursing

25(20.8)

3.66 (.36)

3.44 (1.55)*

Midwifery

14(11.7)

3.59 (.21)

1.89 (1.00)

Allied health professions

36(30.0)

3.67 (.55)

2.70 (1.37)

Health management and medical information

10(8.3)

3.71 (.46)

2.90 (1.38)

Mean (SD)

Correlation coefficient with Work-life quality and satisfaction

Correlation coefficient with intention to leave

Age (Years)

43.18 (8.20)

0.11

-.31^**

Fulltime duration (Years)

10.86 (7.89)

0.08

-.20^**

Work experience (years)

12.30 (8.77)

0.1

-.31^**

Clinical education (hours in week)

23.50 (16.31)

0.04

0.08

Research (hours in week)

18.84 (14.03)

-.21^**

.18^**

Income

22.50 (6.52)

0.13

-0.15

Children

1.40 (.65)

0.03

0.01

Teaching at undergraduate in semester (credit)

8.83 (4.52)

-.19^*

0.18

Teaching at master in semester (credit)

4.15 (2.28)

0.18

-0.03

Teaching at Ph.D. in semester (credit)

6.26 (4.23)

0.08

0.06

Classroom education (hours in week)

11.54 (5.71)

0.08

-0.12

Practical/laboratory education (hours in week)

5.43 (5.23)

0.01

-0.11

Thesis/dissertation work (hours in week)

8.32 (5.90)

-0.03

-0.05

Organizational affairs(hours)

11.87 (11.29)

0.03

-0.03