Physician emigration from Germany: insights from a survey in Saxony, Germany

Table 1 Factor analysis of aspects of job satisfaction

	Factor loading
	Factor 1: Work environment	Factor 2: Work load	Factor 3: Patient care	Factor 4: Structural aspects	Factor 5: Humaneness
Work atmosphere	0.8327	0.1659	−0.145	− 0.0449	0.1619
Relationship with superiors	0.8095	0.1111	−0.1883	0.0032	−0.0443
Relationship/professional exchange with colleagues	0.7912	−0.229	0.0473	−0.0904	0.0918
Work enjoyment	0.5361	0.2244	0.2146	−0.0615	0.1687
Intellectual stimulation at work	0.5045	−0.1679	0.39	−0.0306	−0.1581
Training opportunities	0.3216	0.1007	0.239	0.1879	−0.3813
Work load	0.0421	0.8692	0.001	−0.0259	0.0107
Time for family, friends, leisure activities	−0.072	0.8587	−0.0022	0.0191	−0.0787
Stress level at work	0.1018	0.7716	0.0425	−0.0324	0.0559
Time for administrative tasks	−0.0381	0.4966	0.2229	0.0668	−0.097
Possibility to refer patients to specialists whenever you deem it necessary	−0.1476	−0.0634	0.7658	0.0147	0.072
Quality of the medical care you provide	−0.0289	0.0393	0.7515	−0.0726	0.1389
Possibility to treat patients as you deem optimal	−0.0389	0.1589	0.7358	−0.0685	0.1789
Job security	−0.1371	−0.0401	− 0.0724	0.832	0.0398
Income	−0.1187	−0.0524	0.0259	0.6887	0.2102
Equality of women and men	0.0656	0.17	−0.1795	0.6445	0.0121
Career opportunities	0.2458	−0.0727	0.1595	0.5134	−0.3163
Social status	0.2767	−0.0623	0.1081	0.3983	0.2883
Relationship with patients	−0.0186	−0.0543	0.4173	0.0705	0.6719
Relationship with non-medical staff	0.3502	0.0558	−0.0239	0.068	0.5827

Factor analysis of aspects of job satisfaction was performed. Items with factor loadings ≥0.5 were included

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