Job Satisfaction Among Faculty Members: A Cross-Sectional Study in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Publish place: Journal of Health Reports and Technology، Vol: 4، Issue: 1
Publish Year: 1397
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Abstract:
Background: Faculty members are one of the important elements of the education system, and their work quality is affected bytheir job satisfaction more than anything else. The objective of the present study was to determine the job satisfaction among thefaculty members of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences and its relationship with some professional variables.Methods: This descriptive, analytical study was conducted among 150 faculty members of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciencesin 2016. The participants were selected using the simple random classification method with a probability proportional to thevolume of each of the faculties. Data were collected using self-reported questionnaires. The data were analyzed using SPSS version16 statistical software using Pearson correlation, two group independent t-test, and linear regression analysis.Results: The age domain of the faculty members was 26 to 60 years, with the mean age of 40.16 8.12 years. The job history of thefaculty members was in the range of 1 to 34 years, and its mean was 11.75 9.53 years. The mean score for job satisfaction was 12.34 2.32, and the participants achieved 82.2% of the maximum obtainable score for job satisfaction. Overall, the professional variablespredicted 8% of the job satisfaction variance. Job history was the strongest factor for predicting job satisfaction.Conclusions: Given the findings of the present study, it seems that more attention should be paid to the needs of the faculty memberswith shorter job history for designing interventions to promote job satisfaction.
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Mehdi Mirzaei-Alavijeh
Department of Public Health, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Seyyed Nasrollah Hosseini
Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Ismail Motlagh
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Hooman Rahimi
Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Language and Humanities, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran