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Table 6 Frequency of reported team motivators and correlation with research activity

From: A cross sectional observational study of research activity of allied health teams: is there a link with self-reported success, motivators and barriers to undertaking research?

Team motivator

Frequency of reported motivator (%) from each professional team

Correlation analyses with research activity

Team 1

Team 2

Team 3

Team 4

Team 5

Team 6

Team 7

Team 8

(n = 7)

(n = 15)

(n = 14)

(n = 15)

(n = 10)

(n = 15)

(n = 9)

(n = 10)

Journal ratio

Funding ratio

No. projects

rτ =

p=

rτ =

p=

rτ =

p=

To develop skills

43

60

64

53

53

67

78

100

.871

.005*

.788

.020*

.573

.137

Career advancement

43

53

50

67

67

47

67

70

.667

.071

.727

.041

.506

.201

Increased job satisfaction

57

33

50

73

73

47

89

100

.792

.019

.804

.016*

.639

.088

Links to universities

57

47

50

40

40

40

56

40

.216

.607

.277

.507

.612

.107*

Problem needs changing

43

33

57

33

40

13

78

80

.759

.029*

.774

.024*

.777

.023*

Increase credibility

43

33

43

40

40

53

67

60

.856

.007*

.907

.002**

.862

.006*

  1. * = significant at p = <.05, ** significant after multiple comparison adjustment