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Table 1 Job Satisfaction Survey Dimensions, Descriptions and Cronbach’s Alpha

From: Determining dimensions of job satisfaction in healthcare using factor analysis

Dimensions

Descriptions of Dimensions

Items

Spector, 1985

Greek Sample Tsounis & Sarafis, 2018

Present study*

Pay

Pay and remuneration

1, 10, 19, 28

0.75

0.62

0.66

Promotion

Promotion opportunities

2, 11, 20, 33

0.73

0.67

0.65

Supervision

Immediate supervisor

3, 12, 21, 30

0.82

0.87

0.81

Fringe Benefits

Monetary and nonmonetary fringe benefits

4, 13, 22, 29

0.73

0.73

0.68

Contingent rewards

Appreciation, recognition and rewards for good work

5, 14, 23, 32

0.76

0.71

0.74

Operating procedures

Operating policies and procedures

6, 15, 24, 31

0.62

0.48

0.41

Co-workers

People you work with

7, 16, 25, 34

0.60

0.67

0.62

Nature of work

Job tasks themselves

8, 17, 27, 35

0.78

0.74

0.62

Communication

Communication within the organization

9, 18, 26, 36

0.71

0.71

0.64

Overall Satisfaction

 

All items

0.91

0.87

0.89

  1. * To calculate Cronbach’s Alpha coefficients, we took into consideration the creator’s suggestion to reverse 19 of the statements (2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,19,21,23, 24,26,29,31,32,34,36)