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Table 6 Mean scores1 (SD) by demographic and job-related variables for the ACHIEVEMENTS motivator

From: Motivation and job satisfaction among medical and nursing staff in a Cyprus public general hospital

Demographic variables

Overall

(N = 286)

Doctors/

Dentists (N = 67)

Nurses

(N = 219)

Gender

   

   Male

4.13 (0.83)

4.19 (0.94)

4.08 (0.73)

   Female

4.20 (0.85)

4.38 (0.67)

4.18 (0.87)

P-sig. 2

0.517

0.376

0.489

Sector

   

   Medical

4.84 (0.81)

4.26 (0.52)

4.11 (0.85)

   Surgical

4.32 (0.85)

4.38 (1.03)

4.30 (0.80)

   A+E/Outpatients

4.08 (0.90)

4.15 (0.95)

4.04 (0.88)

   Laboratory

4.23 (0.87)

4.23 (0.87)

-

P-sig. 3

0.288

0.876

0.207

Age group

   

   <25

4.31 (0.85)

-

4.31 (0.85)

   25-35

4.13 (0.86)

4.00 (0.98)

4.14 (0.96)

   36-45

4.15 (0.81)

4.26 (0.87)

4.09 (0.79)

   46-55

4.11 (0.87)

4.29 (0.80)

4.04 (0.90)

   >55

4.42 (0.79)

4.27 (0.95)

4.66 (0.33)

P-sig. 3

0.408

0.941

0.166

Years in public service

   

   <5

4.22 (0.81)

4.16 (0.76)

4.23 (0.83)

   5-10

4.37 (0.75)

4.43 (0.88)

4.34 (0.68)

   11-20

4.02 (0.89)

4.20 (0.81)

3.96 (0.92)

   21-30

4.08 (0.86)

4.20 (1.05)

4.05 (0.81)

   >30

4.36 (0.96)

5.00 (-)

4.33 (0.97)

P-sig. 3

0.147

0.790

0.162

Management position

   

   Yes

4.24 (0.90)

4.12 (1.10)

4.29 (0.83)

   No

4.16 (0.83)

4.31 (0.75)

4.12 (0.85)

P-sig. 2

0.487

0.442

0.221

  1. 1 Reported on a 1-5 scale with higher values corresponding to higher motivation
  2. 2 According to t-test
  3. 3 According to ANOVA