Table 4 Results of the multilevel analyses for job satisfaction of nursing staff (N = 410) on the units (N = 35).
Job satisfaction | Empty model | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | B | (SE) | B | (SE) | B | (SE) | B | (SE) |
Intercept | 3.758 | (0.026) | 3.757 | (0.027) | 3.905 | (0.068) | 3.604 | (0.174) |
Characteristics of nursing staff | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age | Â | Â | 0.001 | (0.002) | 0.000 | (0.002) | 0.000 | (0.002) |
Gender | Â | Â | -0.068 | (0.081) | -0.063 | (0.081) | -0.063 | (0.081) |
Years on unit | Â | Â | -0.003 | (0.003) | -0.002 | (0.003) | -0.002 | (0.003) |
Permanent position | Â | Â | -0.057 | (0.051) | -0.062 | (0.051) | -0.061 | (0.051) |
Working fulltime | Â | Â | 0.041 | (0.039) | 0.044 | (0.039) | 0.044 | (0.039) |
Number of nursing staff | Â | Â | Â | Â | -0.006** | (0.003) | -0.001 | (0.004) |
Communication networks | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.352* | (0.188) |
Variance components | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Units | 0.015 | (0.006) | 0.016 | (0.006) | 0.013 | (0.005) | 0.012 | (0.005) |
Nursing staff | 0.090 | (0.007) | 0.088 | (0.006) | 0.088 | (0.006) | 0.088 | (0.006) |
ICC units | 14% | Â | 15% | Â | 13% | Â | 12% | Â |