Table 4.

Average scores on job satisfaction aspects and differences between Full-Time (FT) and Part-Time (PT) working physicians who want to reduce, retain or increase their job size

Job satisfaction aspects	Retain job sizea		Reduce job size		Increase job size	Fb	p*
	FT (N = 91)	PT (N = 177)	FT (N = 126)	PT (N = 51)	PT (N = 61)
	Mean (SD)b	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Opportunities for personnel development	7.50 (1.10)	7.40 (0.93)	7.45 (1.21)	7.32 (0.90)	7.56 (1.26)	0.50	0.73
Own professional accomplishments	7.90 (0.77)	7.80 (0.72)	7.90 (0.85)	7.72 (0.70)	7.54 (1.22)	2.33	0.05
Control over work planning	6.90 (1.46)	6.93 (1.41)	6.51 (1.45)	6.57 (1.17)	6.70 (1.52)	2.01	0.09
Control over work content	7.19 (1.34)	6.99 (1.13)	6.87 (1.22)	6.90 (1.15)	7.09 (1.25)	1.10	0.36
Administrative work	5.34 (1.60)	5.57 (1.51)	5.27 (1.46)	5.23 (1.41)	5.61 (1.48)	1.20	0.31
Appreciation from colleagues	7.87 (0.69)	7.80 (0.72)	7.73 (0.73)	7.79 (0.66)	7.62 (1.14)	1.01	0.34
Appreciation from support personnel	7.68 (0.89)	7.69 (0.66)	7.64 (0.83)	7.56 (0.61)	7.68 (1.04)	0.32	0.87
Cooperation with colleagues	7.60 (0.95)	7.67 (0.89)	7.68 (0.94)	7.65 (0.65	7.63 (1.04)	0.15	0.96
Cooperation with support personnel	7.47 (0.92)	7.38 (0.67)	7.39 (0.69)	7.24 (0.69)	7.43 (0.96)	0.72	0.58
Cooperation with management	6.53 (1.39)	6.46 (1.03)	6.22 (1.31)	5.68 (1.63)	6.71 (1.27)	3.18	0.01
Balance work-private hours	7.05 (1.29)	7.25 (1.16)	6.40 (1.31)	6.58 (1.12)	7.59 (1.13)	14.71	<0.01
Appreciation from patients	7.63 (0.76)	7.68 (0.63)	7.69 (0.75)	7.61 (0.61)	7.80 (0.70)	0.69	0.60
Income	7.69 (1.26)	7.70 (0.99)	7.63 (1.35)	7.47 (1.06)	7.56 (1.14)	0.47	0.76

^a1 FTE = full time job ^bDegrees of freedom = 4

* Bold values represent statistical significance (p ≤ 0.05)