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Table 2 Pearson correlation coefficients of male and female pharmacists in the sample between the overall job satisfaction index and indices hypothesized to configure job satisfaction

From: Gender differences in the measurement of pharmacists’ job satisfaction

Variables

Pearson correlation coefficients with the overall satisfaction index

Both genders

Male pharmacists

Female pharmacists

Number of observations

736

436

300

Adequacy of salaries and benefits

0.467

0.433

0.519

Workload

0.323

0.347

0.236

Stress

0.239

0.278

0.099

Advancement opportunities

0.241

0.187

0.319

Job security

0.504

0.486

0.524

Autonomy

0.505

0.486

0.537

Fairness in the workplace

0.615

0.598

0.652

Scheduling flexibility

0.465

0.461

0.453

Job atmosphere

0.584

0.559

0.631

Job importance to patients

0.410

0.457*

0.287*

Supervisor’s support

0.516

0.466

0.595

Relations with coworkers

0.490

0.459

0.533

  1. *Statistically significant between genders (p ≤ 0.01)
  2. ‡Statistically significant between genders (p ≤ 0.05)
  3. †Statistically significant between genders (p ≤ 0.10)