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. 2021 Jul 4;26(5):1581–1595. doi: 10.1007/s10459-021-10061-y

Table 3.

Regression model showing relations between basic need satisfaction and contextual factors, correcting for control variables (n = 1407)

Autonomy Competence Relatedness
B s.e B s.e B s.e
Recognition 0.34 0.03** 0.20 0.03** 0.35 0.03**
Facilitators 0.13 0.02** 0.00 0.02 0.07 0.02**
Opportunities for teacher development 0.09 0.03** 0.11 0.03** 0.22 0.03**
Role in development of education 0.07 0.03* 0.13 0.03** 0.07 0.03*
Role in coordination of education 0.11 0.03** 0.14 0.03** 0.09 0.03**
Working in PC (1 = PC) 0.14 0.04** -0.13 0.04** -0.09 0.05*
Working in DTH (1 = DTH) 0.15 0.03** -0.13 0.03** 0.25 0.03**
Control variables
Sex (1 = male) 0.05 0.03 0.13 0.03** 0.03 0.03
Years of experience 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00** 0.00 0.00
Proportion of teaching tasks (% per week) 0.00 0.00** 0.00 0.00* 0.00 0.00**
Importance of education at the time of job application 0.07 0.03* 0.14 0.03** 0.02 0.03
Intercept 1.04 0.08** 1.63 0.08** 0.92 0.08**
R2 0.29 0.24 0.31

s.e. standard error, PC primary care, DTH district teaching hospital

**p < 0.01; *p < 0.05. two-tailed test