Table 6.
Mean scores1 (SD) by demographic and job-related characteristics for the "achievements" motivator
| Demographic variables | Motivating Factor: ACHIEVEMENTS | |||
| Overall (N = 1353) |
Doctors (N = 354) |
Nurses (N = 581) |
Office workers (N = 418) |
|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 4.29 (0.75) | 4.30 (0.76) | 4.33 (0.75) | 4.27 (0.73) |
| Female | 4.27 (0.88) | 4.23 (0.86) | 4.27 (0.87) | 4.28 (0.87) |
| P-sig2. | 0.437 | 0.593 | 0.989 | 0.226 |
| Age | ||||
| ≤ 35 | 4.18 (0.86) | 4.06 (0.95) | 4.17 (0.89) | 4.29 (0.73) |
| 36-49 | 4.31 (0.82) | 4.29 (0.78) | 4.36 (0.82) | 4.28 (0.85) |
| ≥ 50 | 4.40 (0.79) | 4.45 (0.62) | 4.40 (0.80) | 4.29 (1.07) |
| P-sig3. | <0.001 | 0.012 | 0.008 | 0.313 |
| Education | ||||
| High school | 4.28 (0.89) | --- | 4.32 (0.77) | 4.24 (0.97) |
| University | 4.25 (0.83) | 4.21 (0.85) | 4.24 (0.89) | 4.33 (0.64) |
| Postgraduate | 4.39 (0.72) | 4.38 (0.69) | 4.55 (0.77) | 4.35 (0.86) |
| P-sig3. | 0.102 | 0.120 | 0.183 | 0.480 |
| Job-related variables | ||||
| Years in workplace | ||||
| ≤ 5 years | 4.20 (0.84) | 4.21 (0.84) | 4.13 (0.92) | 4.29 (0.73) |
| 6-15 years | 4.28 (0.83) | 4.26 (0.89) | 4.27 (0.86) | 4.34 (0.81) |
| > 15 years | 4.35 (0.83) | 4.41 (0.71) | 4.42 (0.77) | 4.25 (0.93) |
| P-sig3. | 0.001 | 0.156 | 0.002 | 0.577 |
| Years in same position | ||||
| ≤ 5 years | 4.22 (0.86) | 4.25 (0.80) | 4.16 (0.93) | 4.26 (0.81) |
| 6-15 years | 4.35 (0.76) | 4.36 (0.69) | 4.34 (0.76) | 4.35 (0.84) |
| > 15 years | 4.30 (0.88) | 4.20 (0.91) | 4.38 (0.82) | 4.24 (0.94) |
| P-sig3. | 0.021 | 0.639 | 0.027 | 0.378 |
| Hospital status | ||||
| Public | 4.25 (0.87) | 4.23 (0.82) | 4.25 (0.88) | 4.25 (0.89) |
| Private | 4.38 (0.72) | 4.47 (0.66) | 4.33 (0.80) | 4.40 (0.62) |
| P-sig2. | 0.083 | 0.022 | 0.541 | 0.719 |
| Management position | ||||
| Yes | 4.47 (0.70) | 4.47 (0.70) | 4.44 (0.76) | 4.50 (0.57) |
| No | 4.22 (0.87) | 4.20 (0.82) | 4.22 (0.88) | 4.24 (0.88) |
| P-sig2. | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.008 | 0.068 |
1 Reported on a 1-5 scale with higher values corresponding to higher motivation
2According to Mann-Whitney test
3According to Kruskal-Wallis test