Table 3 Mean scores1 (SD) by demographic and job-related characteristics for the "job attributes" motivator
From: Identifying important motivational factors for professionals in Greek hospitals
| Â | Motivating Factor: JOB ATTRIBUTES | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic variables | Overall (N = 1353) | Doctors (N = 354) | Nurses (N = 581) | Office workers (N = 418) |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 3.42 (0.97) | 3.48 (0.95) | 3.37 (1.01) | 3.33 (0.99) |
   Female | 3.35 (1.02) | 3.42 (0.92) | 3.38 (1.03) | 3.26 (1.05) |
P-sig 2. | 0.372 | 0.555 | 0.851 | 0.730 |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤ 35 | 3.36 (0.97) | 3.25 (1.05) | 3.40 (0.97) | 3.36 (0.98) |
   36-49 | 3.33 (1.04) | 3.47 (0.92) | 3.36 (1.07) | 3.20 (1.06) |
   ≥ 50 | 3.52 (0.94) | 3.61 (0.83) | 3.39 (1.05) | 3.46 (1.05) |
P-sig 3. | 0.081 | 0.083 | 0.912 | 0.179 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   High school | 3.22 (1.05) | --- | 3.28 (1.03) | 3.18 (1.07) |
   University | 3.40 (0.99) | 3.42 (0.94) | 3.40 (1.02) | 3.38 (0.96) |
   Postgraduate | 3.56 (0.94) | 3.52 (0.92) | 3.88 (0.88) | 3.57 (1.05) |
P-sig 3. | 0.001 | 0.431 | 0.088 | 0.042 |
Job-related variables | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Years in workplace | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤ 5 years | 3.35 (0.96) | 3.32 (0.97) | 3.31 (0.96) | 3.46 (0.94) |
   6-15 years | 3.33 (1.04) | 3.47 (0.92) | 3.36 (1.07) | 3.12 (1.07) |
   > 15 years | 3.42 (1.03) | 3.66 (0.85) | 3.47 (1.04) | 3.24 (1.07) |
P-sig 3. | 0.035 | 0.032 | 0.204 | 0.083 |
Years in same position | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤ 5 years | 3.37 (0.99) | 3.38 (0.94) | 3.40 (1.00) | 3.31 (1.04) |
   6-15 years | 3.34 (1.02) | 3.54 (0.89) | 3.30 (1.05) | 3.22 (1.06) |
   > 15 years | 3.42 (1.01) | 3.47 (0.99) | 3.46 (1.03) | 3.31 (0.99) |
P-sig 3. | 0.552 | 0.468 | 0.375 | 0.775 |
Hospital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Public | 3.32 (1.04) | 3.41 (0.93) | 3.35 (1.07) | 3.21 (1.07) |
   Private | 3.52 (0.88) | 3.63 (0.93) | 3.46 (0.88) | 3.56 (0.83) |
P-sig 2. | 0.006 | 0.058 | 0.429 | 0.011 |
Management position | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 3.69 (0.87) | 3.68 (0.93) | 3.65 (0.92) | 3.79 (0.68) |
   No | 3.28 (1.02) | 3.36 (0.92) | 3.30 (1.04) | 3.18 (1.06) |
P-sig 2. | <0.001 | 0.002 | 0.001 | <0.001 |