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Table 5 Means (SD) for public service motivation (PSM) items

From: Status of healthcare workers after comprehensive reform of urban public hospitals in Beijing, China: sustainable supply, psychological perception, and work outcomes

Variable

Item

Mean

SD

Public service motivation (1–5)

PSM1. Meaningful public service is very important to me.

4.07

0.80

PSM2. I am often reminded by daily events about how dependent we are on one another.

3.96

0.88

PSM3. Making a difference in society means more to me than personal achievements.

3.89

0.93

PSM4. I am prepared to make sacrifices for the good of society.

3.67

1.05

PSM5. I am not afraid to go to bat for the rights of others, even if it means I will be ridiculed.

3.68

1.04