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Relationship between effort–reward imbalance, job satisfaction, and intention to leave the profession among the medical staff of Qom University of Medical Sciences


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Relationship between ILP and ERI and JDI with demographic characteristics.

Variable ILP ERI JDI



Mean ± SD P-value Mean ± SD P-value Mean ± SD P-value
Gender 0.933 0.224 0.897
  Male 54.1 ± 13.8 61.7 ± 7.16 68.6 ± 13.09
  Female 55.3 ± 13.6 60.09 ± 8.81 68.3 ± 14.07
Marital status 0.390 0.398 0.713
  Single 54.49 ± 14.7 62.02 ± 8.09 69.06 ± 14.3
  Married 54.3 ± 13.15 61.08 ± 7.09 68.3 ± 12.5
Employment status 0.400 0.659 0.065
  Official hiring 54.6 ± 14.5 62.1 ± 8.5 68.7 ± 12.6
  Experimental employment 59 ± 18.9 58.4 ± 9.9 67.5 ± 15.2
  Contract employment 56.03 ± 10.9 61.7 ± 5.8 70.6 ± 9.2
  Contractual 52 ± 13.2 59.7 ± 9.5 68.09 ± 17.2
  Service plan staff 51.5 ± 13.07 61.3 ± 6.7 70.2 ± 13.2
  Corporative 58.2 ± 16.5 59.7 ± 4.80 56 ± 18.2
Organization position 0.545 0.328 0.049
  Doctor 48.95 ± 7.9 61.4 ± 6.10 68.6 ± 13.2
  Nurse 54.9 ± 14.17 62.3 ± 7.6 52.06 ± 11.2
  Midwife 49.7 ± 16.4 63.9 ± 5.4 49.7 ± 8.3
  Anesthesia 58.5 ± 10.08 57.3 ± 7.7 51.6 ± 9.5
  Operating room technician 53.3 ± 11.06 60.1 ± 5.4 53.9 ± 14.3
  Para clinic 64.8 ± 19.9 63.7 ± 16.6 51.3 ± 13.2
Education 0.062 0.78 0.067
  Associate degree 51.05 ± 10.8 59.2 ± 8.03 52.3 ± 7.12
  Graduate 54.2 ± 14.17 61.8 ± 6.9 56.06 ± 5.4
  Master's degree 64.10 ± 12.9 62.4 ± 11.7 60.12 ± 10.23
  Ph.D. 49.7 ± 9.09 55.7 ± 6.9 51.05 ± 10.8

Demographic characteristics of occupations participating in the study of Qom University of Medical Sciences 2018.

Variables Frequency Percent
Sex
  Female 165 81.7
  Male 37 18.3
Marital status
  Single 79 39.1
  Married 123 60.9
Education
  Associate degree 24 11.9
  Graduate 156 77.2
  Master's degree 13 6.4
  Ph.D. 7 3.5
  Proficiency 2 1.0
Employment status
  Official hiring 75 37.1
  Experimental employment 26 12.9
  Employment contract 43 21.3
  Contractual 28 13.9
  Corporative 30 14.9
Organization position
  Doctor 7 3.5
  Nurse 89 44.1
  Midwife 32 15.8
  Anesthesia 28 13.9
  Operating Room Technician 40 19.8
  Para clinic 6 3.0
Child number
  0 96 47.5
  1 40 19.8
  2 54 26.7
  3 12 5.9

The mean and SD job satisfaction, effort–rewards imbalance, and ILP.

Variables Mean ± SD Minimum Maximum
Age 32.04 ± 7.90 22 76
Job history 7.96 ± 6.62 1 30
Child number 0.94 ± 1.06 0 5
The ILP 40.7 ± 10.30 15.00 67.00
ERI: effort–rewards imbalance 70.6 ± 8.60 43.00 107.00
ERI effort 19.4 ± 3.90 10.00 30.00
ERI deserved reward 15.4 ± 3.10 5.00 24.00
ERI promotion bonus 10.2 ± 3.06 4.00 20.00
ERI security bonus 5.9 ± 1.30 2.00 10.00
ERI commitment 19.5 ± 3.90 8.00 30.00
ERI reward 31.7 ± 5.80 16.00 51.00
Job satisfaction 36.8 ± 9.50 13.00 57.00
Job score 68.6 ± 13.20 32.00 100.00
Boss score 52.1 ± 11.50 14.00 70.00
Coworker score 37.9 ± 8.80 11.00 55.00
Promotion score 20.09 ± 6.80 7.00 50.00
Wage score 17.5 ± 5.04 6.00 30.00
Work condition score 18.8 ± 7.60 9.00 45.00

Correlations between ILP and the scores of ERI and satisfaction job and its dimensions.

Variable Correlation* P-value
ERI
  ERI 0.079 0.263
  Effort 0.318 <0.001
  Deserved reward −0.157 0.025
  Promotion bonus −0.247 <0.001
  Security −0.081 0.251
  Bonus commitment work 0.197 0.005
  Reward −0.236 <0.001
Job satisfaction
  Job score −0.417 <0.001
  Boss Score −0.262 <0.001
  Coworker score −0.292 <0.001
  Promotion score −0.394 <0.001
  Wage score −0.271 <0.001
  Work condition score −0.396 <0.001
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