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Table 2 Motivation and job satisfaction mean scores and their relation to turnover intention

From: The effects of health worker motivation and job satisfaction on turnover intention in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

  

Turnover intention, mean ± SD

 

Scales and subscales

Total (n = 228) mean ± SD

Yes (n = 157, 69%)

No (n = 71, 31%)

P c

Overall motivation score

3.65 ± 0.38

3.58 ± 0.38

3.81 ± 0.31

< 0.001 a

 Job satisfaction

3.15 ± 0.46

3.08 ± 0.49

3.30 ± 0.37

0.001 a

 Burnout

3.29 ± 0.99

3.20 ± 0.99

3.49 ± 0.95

0.02 a

 General motivation

3.30 ± 0.86

3.21 ± 0.88

3.52 ± 0.77

0.008 a

 Organizational commitment

3.31 ± 0.75

3.14 ± 0.76

3.68 ± 0.57

< 0.001 a

 Intrinsic job satisfaction

4.02 ± 0.51

3.97 ± 0.57

4.13 ± 0.35

0.036 a

 Timeliness and attendance

4.15 ± 0.53

4.13 ± 0.53

4.20 ± 0.54

0.263

 Conscientiousness

4.35 ± 0.42

4.35 ± 0.43

4.35 ± 0.41

0.929

Overall job satisfaction scoreb

3.15 ± 0.46

3.08 ± 0.49

3.30 ± 0.37

0.001 a

 Remuneration

2.12 ± 0.72

2.07 ± 0.69

2.25 ± 0.77

0.16

 Career development

2.58 ± 0.94

2.47 ± 0.93

2.82 ± 0.94

0.008 a

 Management

2.76 ± 0.83

2.65 ± 0.85

2.98 ± 0.75

0.008 a

 Work environment

2.87 ± 0.76

2.79 ± 0.75

3.06 ± 0.76

0.012 a

 Workload

3.12 ± 0.79

3.07 ± 0.83

3.21 ± 0.69

0.304

 In-service training

3.53 ± 0.90

3.52 ± 0.92

3.56 ± 0.86

0.843

 Tasks

3.67 ± 0.71

3.61 ± 0.74

3.81 ± 0.61

0.028 a

 Supervision

3.81 ± 0.71

3.75 ± 0.74

3.94 ± 0.64

0.085

 Morale

3.85 ± 0.63

3.75 ± 0.67

4.06 ± 0.46

0.001 a

  1. astatistical significance P < 0.05;
  2. ball subscales refer to satisfaction with the dimensions under review;
  3. cWilcoxon rank-sum test.
  4. Maximum score is 5. A higher score indicates higher levels of motivation and job satisfaction.