Job satisfaction in midwives and its association with organisational and psychosocial factors at work: a nation-wide, cross-sectional study

Table 1 Description of independent variables in COPSOQ III for Swedish midwives

Domains	Scales/Items	Independent variables/ scales	Items	Scale Min–Max	Low/ High positive	Response options^a	Cronbach’s Alpha
Demands at Work	3/8	Quantitative demands	3	0–100	L	1	.78
		Work pace	2	0–100	L	1 & 2	.80
		Emotional demands	3	0–100	L	1 & 2	.66
Work Organisation and Job Content	5/11	Influence at work	4	0–100	H	1	.71
		Possibilities for development	3	0–100	H	2	.69
		Variation in work	1	0–100	H	1	One Item
		Meaning of work	1	0–100	H	2	One Item
		Quality in work	2	0–100	H	2	.81
Interpersonal Relations and Leadership	8/20	Predictability	2	0–100	H	2	.65
		Role clarity	3	0–100	H	2	.74
		Role conflicts	3	0–100	L	2	.69
		Quality of leadership	3	0–100	H	2	.85
		Social support from manager	2	0–100	H	1	.89
		Social support from colleagues	2	0–100	H	1	.80
		Recognition	2	0–100	H	2	.68
		Sense of community	3	0–100	H	1	.77
Social Capital	3/7	Vertical trust, management	3	0–100	H	2	.79
		Horizontal trust, employees	1	0–100	H	2	One Item
		Organisational justice	3	0–100	H	2	.76
Health and well-being	3/7	Self-rated health	1	0–100	H	3	One Item
		Stress	3	0–100	L	4	.85
		Burnout	3	0–100	L	4	.87
Sum	22/53

^aExplanation and values for the response options (each scale is scored in the direction indicated by the question):
1 = Always (100); 2 = Often (75); 3 = Sometimes (50); 4 = Seldom (25); 5 = Never/hardly ever (0)
2: To a very large extent (100), To a large extent (75), Somewhat (50), To a small extent (25), To a very small extent (0)
3: Excellent (100), Very good (75), Good (50), Fair (25), Poor (0)
4: All the time (100), A large part of the time (75), Part of the time (50), A small part of the time (25), Not at all (0)

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