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. 2015 Oct 14;12(10):12761–12775. doi: 10.3390/ijerph121012761

Table 3.

Hierarchical linear regression analyses for exploring associated factors for job satisfaction.

Variables Overall Job Satisfaction Intrinsic Job Satisfaction Extrinsic Job Satisfaction
Block 1 (β) Block 2 (β) Block 1 (β) Block 2 (β) Block 1 (β) Block 2 (β)
Gender −0.034 −0.019 −0.027 −0.014 −0.042 −0.027
Age −0.145 ** −0.066 * −0.140 ** −0.067 * −0.142 ** −0.059 *
Marital status −0.023 0.039 * -0.018 0.040 −0.030 0.033
Educational level 1
(Master vs. Bachelor)
0.020 0.017 0.014 0.011 0.030 0.030
Educational level 2
(Doctor vs. Bachelor)
0.054 0.038 0.061 0.041 0.049 0.042
Monthly income 1 0.080 * 0.003 0.083 * 0.011 0.078 * 0.002
Monthly income 2 0.304 ** 0.100 ** 0.302 ** 0.105 ** 0.281 ** 0.083 **
Turnover intention
(yes vs. no)
−0.294 ** −0.045 * −0.270 ** −0.034 −0.307 ** −0.058 **
Chronic disease
(yes vs. no)
−0.084 ** 0.023 −0.069 * 0.032 −0.109 ** 0.000
Physical exercise
(≥1 times/week vs. no)
0.060 * 0.019 0.053 0.013 0.063 * 0.021
POS 0.414 ** 0.361 ** 0.477 **
PsyCap 0.279 ** 0.325 ** 0.167 **
ERR −0.128 ** −0.113 ** −0.136 **
Overcommitment −0.058 * −0.050 -0.075 **
F 32.254 ** 134.528 ** 27.563 ** 110.787 ** 34.086 ** 126.548 **
Adjust R2 0.205 0.607 0.180 0.560 0.215 0.592
∆R2 0.212 ** 0.400 ** 0.187 ** 0.378 ** 0.221 ** 0.376 **

POS: perceived organizational support; PsyCap: psychological capital; ERR: effort–reward ratio. Marital status: married/cohabiting vs. single/divorced/widowed/separated; Monthly income1: 4000-6999 yuan RMB vs. <4000 yuan RMB; Monthly income2: ≥7000 yuan RMB vs. <4000 yuan RMB. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 (two-tailed).