Table 2.
Career motivation factors
| How relevant are each of these factors to you in your decision to become PA? (2016) | How relevant are each of these factors to you now? (2017) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meana | SD | Meana | SD | |
| Professional challenge | 5.9 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| Personal fullfilment | 5.8 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 1 |
| Upgrading my professional status | 5.8 | 0.5 | 4 | 1.4 |
| Satisfaction with the decision to become PA | 5.8 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.7 |
| Career advancement | 5.8 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
| A chance of an increase in wages | 5.3 | 0.9 | 3 | 1.1 |
a Ratings from 1 (not at all) to 6 (to a very large extent)