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Job stress, work satisfaction and physician militancy
Author(s) -
Burke Ronald J.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
stress and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1532-2998
pISSN - 1532-3005
DOI - 10.1002/smi.912
Subject(s) - lisrel , job satisfaction , stressor , government (linguistics) , psychology , work stress , role conflict , work (physics) , health care , occupational stress , structural equation modeling , applied psychology , nursing , social psychology , medicine , political science , clinical psychology , engineering , law , linguistics , statistics , philosophy , mechanical engineering , mathematics
The introduction of a national health care system in Canada has resulted in regular and increasing conflict between the medical profession, government and other political actors. The present study utilizes as stressor–strain framework to understand physician militancy in Canada. Data were collected from 2087 male and female physicians using questionnaires completed anonymously. A research model was developed and tested using LISREL. Work experiences and gender served as exogenous variables, professional stress and work satisfaction served as endogenous variables, and support for withdrawal of non‐emergency services and for reconstitution as labour unions served as outcome measures. The data provided a good fit to the research model. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.