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Table 4 Work stressors associated with health professionals’ job satisfaction and intention to leave

From: Factors associated with health professionals’ stress reactions, job satisfaction, intention to leave and health-related outcomes in acute care, rehabilitation and psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes and home care organisations

 

Acute care/rehabilitation hospitals

Psychiatric hospitals

Nursing homes

Home care organizations

Outcome variable: job satisfaction

Marginal R2 = 0.68; Conditional R2 = 0.68

Marginal R2 = 0.69,

Conditional R2 = 0.69

Marginal R2 = 0.69; Conditional R2 = 0.69

Marginal R2 = 0.65; Conditional R2 = 0.65

 

Beta (std.)

SE*

P*

Beta (std.)

SE*

P*

Beta (std.)

SE*

P*

Beta (std.)

SE*

P*

(Intercept)

0.00

1.53

0.000

0.00

0.00

0.388

0.00

2.35

0.000

0.00

2.60

0.000

Years of professional experience

   

0.04

0.02

0.004

0.03

0.02

0.052

0.10

0.02

0.000

Years in current position

0.03

0.02

0.004

         

Still in training

         

0.03

0.56

0.080

Employees in administration and research

      

-0.04

3.23

0.004

   

Physicians

0.08

0.57

0.000

0.02

0.73

0.116

      

Midwives

-0.02

0.88

0.096

         

Nurse assistants with a formal education

         

0.03

0.52

0.104

Registered nurses

0.02

0.29

0.050

         

Working hours per week

         

0.05

0.01

0.014

Emotional demands at work

-0.03

0.01

0.002

   

-0.06

0.02

0.000

-0.08

0.02

0.000

Physical demands at work

-0.07

0.01

0.000

-0.09

0.02

0.000

-0.07

0.01

0.000

-0.08

0.01

0.000

Quantitative demands at work

-0.04

0.01

0.000

-0.03

0.01

0.066

-0.07

0.01

0.000

-0.03

0.02

0.112

Demands to hide emotions

-0.04

0.01

0.000

   

-0.06

0.01

0.000

   

Meaning of work

0.05

0.01

0.000

0.03

0.01

0.082

0.06

0.02

0.000

   

Influence at work

0.03

0.01

0.002

0.07

0.01

0.000

      

Opportunities for development

0.13

0.01

0.000

0.15

0.02

0.000

0.17

0.02

0.000

0.20

0.02

0.000

Bond with the organization

0.19

0.01

0.000

0.16

0.01

0.000

0.18

0.01

0.000

0.22

0.01

0.000

Feedback

0.04

0.01

0.000

0.04

0.01

0.006

0.06

0.01

0.000

0.05

0.01

0.016

Quality of leadership

0.23

0.01

0.000

0.25

0.01

0.000

0.22

0.01

0.000

0.22

0.02

0.000

Social community at work

0.14

0.01

0.000

0.11

0.01

0.000

0.11

0.02

0.000

0.07

0.02

0.000

Social relations at work

      

0.05

0.01

0.000

   

Role clarity

   

0.03

0.02

0.050

0.03

0.02

0.068

   

Role conflicts

-0.05

0.01

0.000

-0.11

0.01

0.000

-0.05

0.01

0.006

-0.03

0.01

0.130

Social support at work

0.04

0.01

0.002

0.03

0.02

0.066

   

0.05

0.02

0.012

Unfair behavior

-0.04

0.01

0.002

-0.07

0.01

0.000

-0.06

0.01

0.000

-0.03

0.01

0.088

Predictability

0.05

0.01

0.000

0.06

0.01

0.002

0.04

0.01

0.028

0.06

0.02

0.002

Rewards

0.06

0.01

0.000

0.07

0.01

0.000

   

0.06

0.01

0.006

Insecurity of the working environment

-0.03

0.01

0.006

         

Difficulties with demarcation

      

0.03

0.01

0.042

0.04

0.01

0.016

Work–private life conflict

-0.13

0.01

0.000

-0.08

0.01

0.000

-0.14

0.01

0.000

-0.14

0.02

0.000

Demanding work environment

-0.02

0.01

0.050

      

-0.04

0.02

0.052

Middle-management position

0.03

0.43

0.000

0.05

0.56

0.000

0.06

0.66

0.002

   

Doing shift work

   

0.04

0.45

0.000

   

-0.05

0.49

0.010

Language region: German-speaking

0.03

0.49

0.022

         

Outcome variable: intention to leave the organization

Marginal R2 = 0.36; Conditional R2 = 0.36

Marginal R2 = 0.36; Conditional R2 = 0.36

Marginal R2 = 0.39; Conditional R2 = 0.39

Marginal R2 = 0.30; Conditional R2 = 0.31

 

Beta (std.)

SE*

P*

Beta (std.)

SE*

P*

Beta (std.)

SE*

P*

Beta (std.)

SE*

P*

(Intercept)

0.00

3.63

0.000

0.00

0.00

0.083

0.00

5.44

0.000

0.00

5.26

0.000

Age (years)

-0.14

0.05

0.000

-0.11

0.03

0.003

-0.08

0.05

0.008

-0.10

0.06

0.000

Years of professional experience

-0.04

0.06

0.134

-0.05

0.03

0.125

-0.06

0.06

0.030

-0.07

0.07

0.064

Years in current position

   

-0.05

0.02

0.022

      

Still in training

-0.04

0.86

0.002

-0.04

0.02

0.045

-0.08

1.28

0.000

-0.08

1.22

0.000

Physicians

-0.05

1.26

0.000

   

-0.04

7.87

0.064

   

Nurse assistants without formal education

   

-0.04

0.02

0.011

-0.08

1.58

0.002

-0.05

1.79

0.066

Nurse assistants with a formal education

   

-0.09

0.02

0.001

-0.06

1.16

0.002

   

Registered nurses

0.05

0.65

0.000

      

0.05

1.19

0.064

Gender

0.05

0.83

0.000

         

Emotional demands at work

0.02

0.02

0.158

      

0.06

0.05

0.048

Physical demands at work

      

0.04

0.02

0.078

0.06

0.03

0.032

Quantitative demands at work

0.05

0.02

0.002

0.03

0.02

0.163

0.04

0.03

0.130

   

Demands to hide emotions

0.03

0.01

0.060

   

0.04

0.02

0.126

   

Meaning of work

-0.04

0.02

0.006

-0.05

0.02

0.058

      

Influence at work

      

0.03

0.03

0.092

-0.09

0.03

0.000

Opportunities for development

-0.08

0.03

0.000

-0.06

0.02

0.021

-0.09

0.04

0.000

-0.11

0.04

0.000

Bond with the organization

-0.21

0.02

0.000

-0.22

0.02

0.001

-0.25

0.03

0.000

-0.13

0.03

0.000

Quality of leadership

-0.16

0.02

0.000

-0.16

0.02

0.001

-0.14

0.03

0.000

-0.10

0.04

0.008

Social community at work

-0.03

0.02

0.014

   

-0.04

0.04

0.082

   

Role conflicts

0.07

0.02

0.000

0.05

0.02

0.020

0.07

0.03

0.004

0.09

0.03

0.004

Social support at work

      

0.04

0.04

0.150

   

Unfair behavior

0.05

0.02

0.002

0.06

0.02

0.010

0.07

0.02

0.004

0.07

0.03

0.000

Predictability

0.03

0.02

0.080

         

Rewards

-0.04

0.02

0.038

-0.05

0.02

0.037

   

-0.04

0.03

0.154

Insecurity of the working environment

   

0.03

0.02

0.102

   

-0.05

0.03

0.062

Difficulties with demarcation

0.03

0.01

0.050

         

Work–private life conflict

0.18

0.02

0.000

0.18

0.02

0.000

0.19

0.03

0.000

0.17

0.03

0.000

Middle-management position

0.02

0.96

0.126

0.03

0.02

0.148

   

0.05

1.75

0.028

Upper-management position

         

0.04

2.74

0.104

Doing shift work

-0.04

0.81

0.002

         

Language region: German-speaking

0.04

0.89

0.006

0.07

0.02

0.000

0.06

1.41

0.012

   

Outcome variable: intention to leave the profession

Marginal R2 = 0.29; Conditional R2 = 0.29

Marginal R2 = 0.27;

Conditional R2 = 0.28

Marginal R2 = 0.36; Conditional R2 = 0.37

Marginal R2 = 0.26; Conditional R2 = 0.27

 

Beta (std.)

SE*

P*

Beta (std.)

 

Beta (std.)

SE*

P*

Beta (std.)

 

Beta (std.)

SE*

(Intercept)

0.00

3.18

0.000

0.00

5.12

0.000

0.00

6.10

0.000

0.00

6.27

0.000

Age (years)

-0.12

0.03

0.000

-0.09

0.04

0.000

-0.09

0.04

0.000

-0.13

0.05

0.000

Still in training

-0.02

0.84

0.116

   

-0.04

1.27

0.090

-0.10

1.25

0.000

Employees in administration and research

0.02

1.77

0.074

      

-0.05

3.82

0.044

Physicians

-0.04

1.31

0.004

-0.04

1.65

0.096

      

Nurse assistants without formal education

   

-0.03

3.28

0.080

-0.08

1.57

0.002

   

Nurse assistants with a formal education

0.07

1.03

0.000

   

-0.06

1.40

0.050

   

Registered nurses

0.04

0.66

0.006

0.04

1.01

0.072

-0.06

1.47

0.032

0.04

1.11

0.210

Working hours per week

-0.03

0.01

0.048

   

-0.04

0.02

0.106

   

Physical demands at work

0.04

0.02

0.006

   

0.04

0.02

0.086

0.06

0.03

0.036

Emotional demands at work

         

0.05

0.05

0.086

Quantitative demands at work

0.04

0.02

0.008

         

Demands to hide emotions

0.06

0.01

0.000

0.06

0.02

0.012

0.07

0.02

0.012

0.05

0.02

0.102

Meaning of work

-0.11

0.02

0.000

-0.11

0.03

0.000

-0.04

0.04

0.062

-0.07

0.04

0.016

Influence at work

         

-0.06

0.03

0.028

Opportunities for development

-0.05

0.02

0.002

-0.07

0.03

0.004

-0.05

0.04

0.024

-0.13

0.04

0.000

Scope for breaks/holidays

   

-0.04

0.02

0.096

0.03

0.02

0.164

   

Bond with the organization

-0.18

0.02

0.000

-0.17

0.03

0.000

-0.22

0.03

0.000

-0.11

0.03

0.002

Quality of leadership

-0.03

0.02

0.106

-0.07

0.03

0.010

      

Social community at work

   

-0.03

0.03

0.104

-0.04

0.03

0.048

   

Role conflicts

0.05

0.02

0.004

0.04

0.03

0.100

0.05

0.03

0.062

0.08

0.03

0.006

Social relations at work

   

0.04

0.02

0.104

      

Social support at work

      

0.04

0.03

0.086

   

Unfair behavior

0.05

0.01

0.000

0.05

0.02

0.034

   

0.07

0.03

0.004

Predictability

0.04

0.02

0.000

      

0.06

0.03

0.038

Rewards

-0.05

0.01

0.008

0.03

0.02

0.168

      

Insecurity of the working environment

0.03

0.01

0.048

   

0.08

0.02

0.000

   

Work–private life conflict

0.23

0.02

0.000

0.19

0.03

0.000

0.31

0.03

0.000

0.21

0.03

0.000

Demanding work environment

   

0.06

0.03

0.010

   

0.05

0.03

0.056

Gender

         

0.08

2.22

0.002

Upper-management position

   

0.03

1.90

0.124

      

Doing shift work

   

-0.04

1.08

0.094

   

-0.06

1.12

0.016

Language region: German-speaking

0.07

1.02

0.000

0.03

2.53

0.248

0.12

1.39

0.000

   
  1. *based on bootstrapping, Beta (std) = standardized beta coefficients, SE = standard errors