Table 3.
Mean differences between Italian teachers (n = 242) and Hong Kong teachers (n = 371).
| Italy |
Hong Kong |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Difference in mean | t-Value |
| Pay | 8.72 (4.25) | 12.86 (4.86) | -4.15 | -11.12∗∗ |
| Promotion | 9.98 (4.1) | 11.8 (3.83) | -1.82 | -5.55∗∗ |
| Supervision | 18.81 (4.39) | 14.35 (4.23) | 4.46 | 12.55∗∗ |
| Benefits | 11.14 (3.79) | 11.69 (4.19) | -0.55 | -1.67 |
| Rewards | 13.28 (4.25) | 13.08 (3.77) | 0.21 | 0.61 |
| Conditions | 13.46 (3.82) | 11.09 (3.34) | 2.38 | 7.90∗∗ |
| Co-workers | 17.3 (4.37) | 16.12 (3.13) | 1.18 | 3.64∗∗ |
| Nature work | 20.65 (3.44) | 17.95 (3.21) | 2.70 | 9.90∗∗ |
| Communication | 16.26 (4.54) | 14.73 (3.71) | 1.53 | 4.37∗∗ |
| TJS | 129.61 (22.13) | 123.89 (22.66) | 5.72 | 3.06∗∗ |
TJS, Total job satisfaction, ∗∗p < 0.01.