Table 3 Job satisfaction of full-time practice staff for each of the 10 items on the Warr-Cook-Wall (WCW) job satisfaction scale*
From: Evaluation of job satisfaction of practice staff and general practitioners: an exploratory study
WCW items | Physician (n = 523) Mean (SD) | Non-physician staff (n = 743) Mean (SD) | p-Value# |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Amount of variety in job | 5.66 (1.24) | 5.78 (1.24) | 0.086 |
2. Opportunity to use abilities | 5.31 (1.55) | 5.76 (1.19) | < 0.001 |
3. Freedom of working method | 5.60 (1.43) | 5.67 (1.32) | 0.331 |
4. Amount of responsibility | 5.59 (1.38) | 5.83 (1.24) | 0.001 |
5. Physical working condition | 5.09 (1.46) | 5.40 (1.28) | < 0.001 |
6. Hours of work | 4.21 (1.63) | 5.44 (1.39) | < 0.001 |
7. Income | 4.37 (1.58) | 4.49 (1.70) | 0.172 |
8. Recognition for work | 5.52 (1.30) | 5.35 (1.47) | 0.035 |
9. Colleagues and fellow workers | 5.99 (1.00) | 6.13 (1.08) | 0.021 |
10. Overall job satisfaction | 5.52 (1.11) | 5.80 (1.12) | < 0.001 |