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Table 7 Standardized loadings of items for each factor

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

   

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

Factor 4

Factor 5

Factor 6

Item

no.

Questions

Dimensions

Benefits and Salary

Management’s attitude

Supervision

Communication

Nature of work

Colleagues Support

JS 33

I am satisfied with my chances for promotion

Promotion

0.83

     

JS 28

I feel satisfied with my chances for salary increases

Pay

0.77

     

JS 20

People get ahead as fast here as they do in other places

Promotion

0.76

     

JS 11

Those who do well on the job stand a fair chance of being promoted

Promotion

0.72

     

JS 24

I have too much to do at work

Operating procedures

 

0.83

    

JS 29

There are benefits we do not have which we should have

Fringe Benefits

 

0.70

    

JS 19

I feel unappreciated by the organization when I think about what they pay me

Pay

 

0.56

    

JS 14

I do not feel that the work I do is appreciated

Contingent rewards

 

0.54

    

JS 3

My supervisor is quite competent in doing his/her job

Supervision

  

0.83

   

JS 30

I like my supervisor

Supervision

  

0.81

   

JS 21

My supervisor shows too little interest in the feelings of subordinates

Supervision

  

0.77

   

JS 12

My supervisor is unfair to me

Supervision

  

0.74

   

JS 26

I often feel that I do not know what is going on with the organization

Communication

   

0.78

  

JS 18

The goals of this organization are not clear to me

Communication

   

0.68

  

JS 36

Work assignments are not fully explained

Communication

   

0.67

  

JS 17

I like doing the things I do at work

Nature of work

    

0.81

 

JS 27

I feel a sense of pride in doing my job

Nature of work

    

0.75

 

JS 35

My job is enjoyable

Nature of work

    

0.63

 

JS 7

I like the people I work with

Coworkers

     

0.82

JS 25

I enjoy my coworkers

Coworkers

     

0.81

  1. Notes: (1) The weights of extracted factors from exploratory factor analysis with varimax rotation (weights less than 0.4 are not displayed). (2) Extraction Method: Principal Component Analysis. (3) Factor loading > 0.5