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Table 5 Mean scores1 (SD) by demographic and job-related variables for the COWORKERS 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

3.52 (1.02)

3.65 (1.12)

3.40 (0.93)

   Female

3.62 (0.97)

3.70 (1.00)

3.61 (0.97)

P-sig. 2

0.401

0.836

0.181

Sector

   

   Medical

3.55 (1.00)

3.47 (0.95)

3.56 (1.02)

   Surgical

3.63 (0.89)

3.78 (1.20)

3.59 (0.79)

   A+E/Outpatients

3.61 (1.08)

3.78 (1.08)

3.54 (1.08)

   Laboratory

3.57 (1.09)

3.57 (1.09)

-

P-sig. 3

0.943

0.779

0.965

Age group

   

   <25

3.56 (0.85)

-

3.56 (0.85)

   25-35

3.59 (0.93)

3.55 (1.32)

3.59 (0.92)

   36-45

3.54 (1.06)

3.42 (1.21)

3.60 (0.99)

   46-55

3.55 (1.03)

3.92 (0.95)

3.40 (1.03)

   >55

3.87 (1.02)

3.63 (1.02)

4.23 (0.94)

P-sig. 3

0.649

0.488

0.125

Years in public service

   

   <5

3.54 (0.92)

3.60 (1.23)

3.53 (0.84)

   5-10

3.77 (0.98)

3.65 (1.22)

3.83 (0.85)

   11-20

3.55 (1.03)

3.65 (0.99)

3.51 (1.08)

   21-30

3.48 (0.92)

3.70 (1.01)

3.41 (0.90)

   >30

3.77 (1.24)

5.00 (-)

3.72 (1.24)

P-sig. 3

0.469

0.814

0.344

Management position

   

   Yes

3.66 (1.05)

3.62 (1.14)

3.68 (1.03)

   No

3.57 (0.97)

3.68 (1.06)

3.54 (0.94)

P-sig. 2

0.507

0.822

0.367

  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