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Factors Associated with Job and Career Satisfaction Among Dental Hygienists
Author(s) -
Bader James D.,
Sams Darlene H.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of public health dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1752-7325
pISSN - 0022-4006
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1992.tb02242.x
Subject(s) - job satisfaction , salary , psychological intervention , psychology , variety (cybernetics) , job attitude , medicine , social psychology , applied psychology , nursing , job performance , mathematics , political science , statistics , law
Information concerning dental hygienists' job and career satisfaction is dated and incomplete. Because satisfaction may be important in retention of dental hygienists, a survey of all active dental hygienists in private practices in North Carolina was performed to ascertain dimensions and levels of job and career satisfaction, as well as factors associated with these constructs. Of 2,099 eligible hygienists, 51 percent responded to a survey instrument containing 202 items addressing overall satisfaction, as well as satisfaction with a variety of work‐related factors. Factor analysis was used to develop scales for job and career satisfaction, and for the work‐related factors. Final reduced regression models indicated that the constructs of job and career satisfaction are separate and that each has distinct general and intrinsic dimensions. Models for general job and career satisfaction had R 2 values of .45 and .27, respectively, and included a variety of work‐related factors such as supervisory style and satisfaction with salary. Models for intrinsic job and career satisfaction were not as strong, with R 2 values of .06 and .09, respectively. These models also included work‐related factors such as satisfaction with hours of work, office safety arrangements, and supervisory style. These results suggest that general job and career satisfaction levels should be amenable to change through management interventions.