Table 2.
Job satisfaction for each factor on six-point Likert scalea (n=164)
| No. | Factors of job satisfaction | Male Mean (± SD) |
Female Mean (± SD) |
Overall Mean (± SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Physical working place conditions | 4.63 (1.00) | 4.60 (0.93) | 4.61 (0.96) |
| 2. | Salary | 3.41 (1.57) | 3.17 (1.58) | 3.25 (1.58) |
| 3. | Opportunity to use abilities | 4.71 (0.70) | 4.69 (0.89) | 4.70 (0.83) |
| 4. | Opportunities for advancement | 4.57 (1.09) | 4.29 (1.29) | 4.38 (1.24) |
| 5. | Opportunity for training or education | 4.41 (0.93) | 4.61 (0.96) | 4.54 (0.96) |
| 6. | Additional remuneration for work | 4.21 (1.56) | 4.44 (1.34) | 4.37 (1.43) |
| 7. | Conflict resolution at work | 4.91 (1.03) | 4.74 (0.76) | 4.80 (0.87) |
| 8. | Support from supervisors | 4.89 (0.70) | 4.72 (0.90) | 4.78 (0.84) |
| 9. | Participation in decision making | 4.98 (0.75) | 4.69 (0.71) | 4.79 (0.74) |
| 10. | Utilization of skills | 4.61 (0.84) | 4.43 (0.99) | 4.49 (0.95) |
| 11. | Amount of variety on job | 5.14 (0.81) | 4.86 (0.81) | 4.96 (0.82) |
| 12. | Organizational structure | 4.96 (0.93) | 4.68 (0.74) | 4.77 (0.82) |
| 13. | Job security | 4.68 (0.97) | 4.40 (1.17) | 4.49 (1.12) |
| 14. | Freedom of working method | 5.11 (0.82) | 4.93 (0.89) | 4.99 (0.87) |
| 15. | Relationship with co-workers | 4.86 (0.88) | 4.92 (0.76) | 4.90 (0.80) |
| 16. | Amount of responsibility | 4.84 (0.91) | 4.93 (0.82) | 4.90 (0.86) |
| 17. | Total working hours | 4.84 (0.78) | 4.84 (0.86) | 4.84 (0.36) |
| 18. | General feeling about job itself | 4.95 (0.90) | 4.84 (0.84) | 4.88 (0.86) |
aBased on scale of 1 to 6: 1=very dissatisfied, 2=dissatisfied, 3=somewhat dissatisfied, 4=somewhat satisfied, 5=satisfied and 6=very satisfied