Job satisfaction in occupational therapy: a qualitative investigation in urban Australia

Moore, Katherine; Cruickshank, Mary; Haas, Marion

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1630.2006.00539.x

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“…They demonstrate the relationship between job satisfaction and time on the job 13,14 , despite the complexity of assessing job satisfaction and the factors that affect it 15 .…”

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confidence: 98%

Career satisfaction among medical school professors: a case study in Brazil

Costa

2009

Rev. bras. educ. med.

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A B S T R A C TObjective: To investigate the career satisfaction of medical school professors in relation to initial motivation, satisfaction factors, and the desire to remain in the profession. Methodology: A qualitative methodology was used, based on questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with faculty members at a federal institution of higher education in Brazil. Results: For 42.86% of the sample, teaching began while they were medical students; 80% had chosen teaching either as a vocation or due to influence from families or professors; 20% chose teaching as a professional opportunity. The majority, 57.14%, stated they were happy with teaching, and 51.42% did not plan to leave the career. Factors involved in satisfaction with teaching were: the possibility of remaining up-to-date in the medical profession, the feeling of doing their duty, their contribution to training future doctors, and contact with young people and the university setting. Factors leading to dissatisfaction were pedagogical (33.33%), economic (30.95%), institutional (14.28%), and relational (14.28%). Conclusions: Subjects expressed a positive attitude towards teaching, and because of their great personal satisfaction with the career, they did not plan to leave it. These findings should shed light on factors that interfere with career satisfaction and help increase those that promote satisfaction, thus improving the productivity and well-being of medical professors. R E S U M OObjetivo: Investigar a satisfação com a carreira docente de professores de medicina em relação à: motivação inicial, fatores de satisfação e desejo de permanência da profissão. Metodologia: Utilizou-se metodologia qualitativa; foram aplicados questionários e entrevista semi-estruturada aos professores de uma instituição federal de ensino superior. Resultados: 42,86% iniciou-se na docência como estudantes de medicina; 80% escolheram a docência por vocação, influência familiar e influên-cia de professores e 20% por oportunidade; 57,14% consideram-se satisfeitos com a docência e 51,42% não pretendem se aposentar. Foram considerados como fatores de satisfação: possibilidade de atualização profissional, sensação de dever cumprido, contribuição com formação médica, contacto com jovens e com ambiente universitário. Os fatores de insatisfação citados foram os pedagógicos (33,33%), econômicos (30,95%), institucionais (14,28%) e relacionais (14,28%). Conclusões: Os pesquisados manifestaram atitude positiva frente à carreira docente e não possuem desejo de abandonar a carreira, pela grande satisfação pessoal. Esses achados podem contribuir com a reflexão sobre fatores que interferem na (in)satisfação da carreira docente e contribuir para que fatores de satisfação sejam aumentados, melhorando a produtividade e o bem estar de professores de medicina. According to Garcia 2 , these career phases include: "pre-training", consisting of prior teaching experiences that can affect the teacher unconsciously; initial training or formal preparation in a specific institution; the ini...

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“…They demonstrate the relationship between job satisfaction and time on the job 13,14 , despite the complexity of assessing job satisfaction and the factors that affect it 15 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Career satisfaction among medical school professors: a case study in Brazil

Costa

2009

Rev. bras. educ. med.

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“…Most of the available evidence on job satisfaction within the medical field has focused on nurses and doctors. 21,22,[24][25][26][27][28][29]33 Few studies were conducted among the allied health professions, 7,8,12,[34][35][36][37] and even fewer among registered dietitians. 5,6,9,38,39 Studies on registered dietitians were carried out in the 1980s to early 1990s.…”

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Job satisfaction of South African registered dietitians

Visser

Mackenzie

Marais

2012

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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“…Job satisfaction is a concept that has developed from organization theory [2] and is a complex phenomenon with many affecting components [3]. Unfortunately, a major problem in a review of job satisfaction literature is to define precisely the concept of job satisfaction [4].…”

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Job satisfaction as a multidimensional concept: A systematic review study

Ravari

Mirzaei

Kazemi

et al. 2012

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Background: Some researchers have argued that job satisfaction has been vaguely defined in the organizational literature. Also, there is a lack of consensus over the meaning of job satisfaction in literature. The aim of this study was to clarify dimensions of job satisfaction's concept based on a systematic review study. Materials and Methods: The present study used a systematic review to clarify job satisfaction's concept. Some databases including Pubmed and Medline were searched, carefully using proper keywords. A total of 38 articles were reviewed, all were published between 1986 and 2009, with the majority being of quantitative nature and design. Data on the following items were extracted: country, setting, subjects, the definition of job satisfaction, theoretical background for measuring job satisfaction and the dimensions of job satisfaction. Results: The results of this study showed that job satisfaction has been born in mind both conceptually and operationally. In both aspects, job satisfaction was assumed to be influenced by personal and organizational dimensions. The main focus was on identifying and controlling different factors to provide job satisfaction for individuals. Yet, individuals' contributions to satisfy themselves were ignored. Conclusions: We explored that job satisfaction is a multi dimensional concept. This contains individual abilities, attitudes, beliefs and value system. To achieve job satisfaction, it is important that the staff have the characteristics of positive feelings and attitudes, commitment, and responsibility.

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Job satisfaction in occupational therapy: a qualitative investigation in urban Australia

Cited by 66 publications

References 29 publications

Career satisfaction among medical school professors: a case study in Brazil

Career satisfaction among medical school professors: a case study in Brazil

Job satisfaction of South African registered dietitians

Job satisfaction as a multidimensional concept: A systematic review study

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