Abstract: The association between demographic characteristics and Job Satisfaction Scores (JSS) was examined among 240 hospital staff. The population sample consisted of men and women, between the ages of 18 to 60 randomly selected from four different hospitals within the Southern region of the United States. The study was a descriptive correlational study guided by a positivist paradigm. Data was collected using the Spector (1997) Job Satisfaction Scale and a demographic survey designed by the researcher. Data analysis was enabled by SPSS 25 to identify any association Total Job Satisfaction and demographic characteristics among hospital staff. Differences among staff in relation to job satisfaction facets based on demographic characteristics was also examined. Results of the Spearman Rank-Order Correlation revealed a significant negative correlation between age and Total Job satisfaction (TS); and generational categories and (TS) [1 – tailed]. However, a similar [2 – tailed] test failed to reveal any significant relationship among the variables. A post-hoc Kruskal-Wallis (KW) test of independent samples failed to reveal a significant difference between demographic characteristics and (TS), and individual JSS facets. Further investigation into clinical and nonclinical staff yielded similar results.
Keywords: Staff, Job Satisfaction, Demographic Characteristics, Clinical, Nonclinical, Generational Categories.
Title: The Association between Demographic Characteristics and Job Satisfaction among Hospital Staff
Author: Dr. David Augustine Bull
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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