TABLE 3.
Comparison of job satisfaction by gender, professional title, and academic qualifications.
| Factors | Gender | Gender | Professional title | Professional | Educational qualifications | Educational qualifications | |||
| (M ± SD) |
comparison |
(M ± SD) |
title comparison |
(M ± SD) |
comparison |
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| Female | Male | T-test | TEF | DT | T-test | Secondary | Higher | T-test | |
| school | degree | ||||||||
| 1. The physical work conditions | 5.3 ± 1.2 | 5.3 ± 1.3 | 0.92 | 5.2 ± 1.2 | 5.4 ± 1.2 | 0.16 | 5.1 ± 1.3 | 5.3 ± 1.2 | 0.17 |
| 2. The freedom to choose your own method of working | 5.5 ± 1.4 | 5.6 ± 1.4 | 0.21 | 5.6 ± 1.4 | 5.6 ± 1.5 | 0.97 | 5.6 ± 1.5 | 5.6 ± 1.4 | 0.97 |
| 3. Your fellow workers | 5.7 ± 1.1 | 5.6 ± 1.2 | 0.31 | 5.7 ± 1.1 | 5.6 ± 1.3 | 0.47 | 5.5 ± 1.2 | 5.6 ± 1.1 | 0.55 |
| 4. The recognition you get for a good work | 4.8 ± 1.4 | 4.9 ± 1.6 | 0.57 | 4.9 ± 1.5 | 4.9 ± 1.6 | 0.97 | 5.1 ± 1.5 | 4.8 ± 1.5 | 0.27 |
| 5. Your immediate boss | 5.0 ± 1.5 | 4.9 ± 1.7 | 0.42 | 4.9 ± 1.6 | 5.0 ± 1.5 | 0.87 | 4.8 ± 1.5 | 4.8 ± 1.8 | 0.43 |
| 6. The amount of responsibility you are given | 5.2 ± 1.2 | 5.2 ± 1.4 | 0.91 | 5.2 ± 1.3 | 5.2 ± 1.4 | 0.77 | 5.0 ± 1.6 | 5.2 ± 1.3 | 0.25 |
| 7. Your rate of pay | 4.1 ± 1.5 | 4.1 ± 1.5 | 0.70 | 4.0 ± 1.6 | 4.2 ± 1.5 | 0.09 | 3.8 ± 1.7 | 4.1 ± 1.5 | 0.11 |
| 8. The opportunity to use your abilities | 5.2 ± 1.2 | 5.3 ± 1.5 | 0.33 | 5.2 ± 1.4 | 5.3 ± 1.3 | 0.53 | 5.0 ± 1.7 | 5.3 ± 1.3 | 0.13 |
| 9. The relations between management and workers in your organization | 5.1 ± 1.3 | 4.9 ± 1.6 | 0.14 | 4.9 ± 1.4 | 5.1 ± 1.5 | 0.34 | 4.7 ± 1.6 | 5.0 ± 1.4 | 0.15 |
| 10. Your chance of promotion | 4.2 ± 1.4 | 4.2 ± 1.8 | 0.93 | 4.0 ± 1.6 | 4.5 ± 1.6 | 0.01* | 3.9 ± 1.7 | 4.3 ± 1.6 | 0.13 |
| 11. The way your organization is managed | 4.6 ± 1.4 | 4.6 ± 1.6 | 0.93 | 4.5 ± 1.5 | 4.8 ± 1.5 | 0.12 | 4.5 ± 1.6 | 4.7 ± 1.5 | 0.49 |
| 12. The attention paid to suggestions you make | 4.8 ± 1.3 | 4.7 ± 1.6 | 0.51 | 4.6 ± 1.4 | 4.9 ± 1.5 | 0.10 | 4.4 ± 1.6 | 4.8 ± 1.4 | 0.01* |
| 13. Your hours of work | 4.6 ± 1.5 | 4.4 ± 1.6 | 0.27 | 4.5 ± 1.5 | 4.5 ± 1.5 | 0.91 | 4.5 ± 1.4 | 4.5 ± 1.5 | 0.10 |
| 14. The amount of variety in your job | 5.1 ± 1.2 | 5.1 ± 1.3 | 0.93 | 5.1 ± 1.4 | 5.1 ± 1.4 | 0.73 | 3.9 ± 1.9 | 4.4 ± 1.7 | 0.23 |
| 15. Your job security | 4.4 ± 1.7 | 4.2 ± 1.8 | 0.44 | 4.1 ± 1.8 | 4.6 ± 1.7 | 0.01* | 3.9 ± 1.9 | 4.4 ± 1.7 | 0.11 |
| 16. Now, taking everything into consideration, how do you feel about your job as a whole? | 5.0 ± 1.2 | 5.1 ± 1.4 | 0.59 | 5.0 ± 1.3 | 5.1 ± 1.4 | 0.36 | 4.8 ± 1.5 | 5.1 ± 1.3 | 0.12 |
| Mean | 4.91 | 4.88 | 4.84 | 4.99 | 4.66 | 4.87 | |||
1, extremely dissatisfied; 2, very dissatisfied; 3, moderately dissatisfied; 4, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied; 5, moderately satisfied; 6, very satisfied; 7, extremely satisfied. ∗p ≤ 0.05.