scholarly journals Factor Analysis of Job Satisfaction among Hong Kong Physical Education Teachers

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-35
Author(s):  
Robert Siu Kuen NG
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Satisfaction Level ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Overall Job Satisfaction

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese.The primary purpose of this investigation was to assess the job satisfaction level of Hong Kong PE teachers. Other purpose was to examine the relationships between selected demographic variables and the job satisfaction level of certain work-related variables. A questionnaire was developed and contained the 82 job satisfaction items, demographic data and one 6-point Likert scales of the overall job satisfaction. The questionnaire was mailed to 444 Hong Kong PE teachers, and a total of 208 (46. 9%) responses were returned by 115 (55.3%) males and 85 (40.9%) from primary schools. The majority of the respondents were aged between 26 and 45 years (78.4%). The major findings were (a) 88.5% of Hong Kong PE teachers were satisfied with their job; (b) a significantly positive correlation between PE teachers, overall job satisfaction and the 82 job satisfaction items; (c) no significant difference in overall job satisfaction between male and female PE teachers; (d) the top ten job satisfaction items were mainly intrinsic in nature while the lowest ten job satisfaction items were extrinsic factors. The subscale of principal relations and support was perceived to contribute most to the job satisfaction of Hong Kong PE teachers.本文目的是探索香港體育敎師的工作滿足感，利用因素分析方法找出影響其滿足感的主要因素。444份問卷採用分層隨機抽樣寄出，在二千年三至五月期間收回可應用問卷共208份，回應率達46.9%。結果顯示接近九成敎師滿意現在的工作，十大最高和最低的工作滿足感項目分別來自敎學上的內在和外在因素。因素分析結果顯示，香港體育敎師覺得與校長的關係和得到他的支持最為重要。

scholarly journals Comparison of Stress in Anaesthetic Trainees between Hong Kong and Victoria, Australia

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 855-862 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. L. Chia ◽  
M. G. Irwin ◽  
P. W. H. Lee ◽  
T. H. W. Lee ◽  
S. F. Man
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Postal Survey ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Training Requirements ◽  
Work Related

A postal survey was sent to anaesthetic trainees in Hong Kong and Victoria, Australia to compare work-related stress levels. Demographic data were collected. Anaesthetist-specific stressors, Maslach Burnout Inventory and Global Job Satisfaction scores were used for psychological testing. The response rates from Hong Kong and Melbourne were 64 of 133 (48.1%) and 108 of 196 (55.1%), respectively. Victorian respondents were older with greater family commitments, but more advanced in fulfilling training requirements. Hong Kong respondents, being faced with both the challenge of dual College requirements, exhibited consistently higher indices of stress (P <0.001) and less job satisfaction (P <0.001). Common occupational stressors related to dealing with critically ill patients and medicolegal concerns. Higher stress scores observed in Hong Kong trainees related to service provision and a perceived lack of resources. Despite the complex nature of stress, its antecedents and manifestations, an inverse relationship between emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction was evident in correlation analysis (P <0.001). This survey suggests that stress was present in some trainees in both areas. Hong Kong trainees may benefit from local development to address mental wellbeing as being important to fulfil this highly competitive training program.

scholarly journals Profile of Job Satisfaction among Physical Education Teachers in Hong Kong and Their Intention to Change Jobs

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-41
Author(s):  
Robert Siu Kuen NG
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Job Descriptive Index ◽  
Statistical Relationships ◽  
And Migration

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese.The purpose of this study was to investigate the job satisfaction of Physical Education (P.E.) teachers in Hong Kong and their intention to stay or leave P.E. profession and teaching career. By means of proportional stratified random sampling, 400 questionnaires of Chinese version of Job Descriptive Index (JDI) and Job in General (JIG) were distributed to the full time Hong Kong P.E. teachers. Useable data from 181 respondents (62.4% from primary school teachers; 45.9% were male) representing 45.3% response rate. The .05 level was employed to evaluate the significance of the statistical relationships.68.5% and 79.6% of P.E. teachers were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied in the facets of 'present pay' and 'promotion', respectively. 26.0% (n=47; male=18, female=29) of the respondents reported not willing to teach P.E. within 5 years. 'Physical and mental exhaustion' (29.5%) and 'dislike of teaching P.E.' (27.3%) were the most commonly stated reasons. 17.7% (n=32; male=15, female=17) of the respondents intended to leave teaching profession within 5 years. Their stated reasons were 'physical and mental exhaustion' (24.0%), 'changing job' (24.0%) and 'migration' (20.0%). Low multiple R squares were found between JDI, JIG and the demographic data. Implications of the study and recommendations for further research were suggested.本文目的是探討香港體育教師工作滿足感的概況及其在五年內離職的意向。這項研究採用分層隨機抽樣寄出四百份調查問卷。在一九九六年四月至六月期間收回可應用的問卷共181份，回應率爲45.3%。研究結果顯示接近七成及八成體育教師分別不滿意或非常不滿意他們現在的薪酬及晉升機會。在未來五年內，打算不任教體育科的教師佔26.0%(男=18人；女=29 人；合共47人)，其原因爲身心筋疲力竭的佔29.5%，對任教體育科失去興趣的佔27.3%。此外，有17.7%(男=15人；女=17人；合共32人)的體育教師打算在未來五年內離職，他們所持的原因分別爲身心筋疲力竭和轉職的各佔24%，移民外國的佔20%。研究結果促請有關部門及主管儘早訂立長遠計劃改善體育教師的待遇，以維持和提高現有教師對工作的積極性，進而 提升教師的工作滿足感。

scholarly journals Traumatic Liver Injury in Hong Kong: The Management Strategy and Outcome

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 208-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
CN Chong ◽  
YS Cheung ◽  
KF Lee ◽  
TH Rainer ◽  
BSP Lai
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Liver Injury ◽  
Hospital Stay ◽  
Injury Severity ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Operative Management ◽  
Concomitant Injuries ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Non Operative Management

Introduction Management of liver injury is challenging and evolving. The aim of this article is to review the outcome of traumatic liver injury in Chinese people in Hong Kong. Materials & methods Records of 40 patients with hepatic injury who received treatment at the Prince of Wales Hospital between December 2000 and May 2005 were reviewed. Demographic data, severity of liver injury, Injury Severity Score (ISS), haemodynamic status and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score on admission, investigations made, concomitant injuries, management scheme, and outcome of patients were analysed. Results There were 23 male and 17 female patients with a mean age of 31.3 (SD=15.4) years. Road traffic accident was the most common injury mechanism (65%). Half of the patients were treated by non-operative management (NOM). None of them required surgery during subsequent management. Patients in the operative management (OM) group had a significantly higher ISS (p=0.026), but there was no significant difference in the mortality rate between the OM and NOM groups. Patients with stable haemodynamic status and who were treated non-operatively had a significantly shorter hospital stay (p=0.006). High grade liver injury (OR=8.0, 95% CI=1.2 to 53.8, p=0.03) and ISS greater than 25 (OR=21.6, 95% CI=2.0 to 225.3, p=0.01) were independent risk factors for mortality on multivariate analysis. Conclusions Non-operative management of liver injury can be safely accomplished in haemodynamically stable patients, with the possible benefit of a shorter hospital stay.

scholarly journals How Does Emotional Intelligence Make One Feel Better at Work? The Mediational Role of Work Engagement

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. 1909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalio Extremera ◽  
Sergio Mérida-López ◽  
Nicolás Sánchez-Álvarez ◽  
Cirenia Quintana-Orts
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Employee Attitudes ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Mediational Role ◽  
Overall Job Satisfaction

Although previous research has highlighted the association between emotional intelligence (EI) and job satisfaction, the underlying mechanisms remain relatively unexplored. To address this gap, this study examined employee engagement as a potential mediator of the association. A multi-occupational sample of 405 Spanish professionals completed the Wong Law Emotional Intelligence Scale, the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale and an Overall Job Satisfaction Scale as well as providing socio-demographic data. As expected, employees’ EI was positively related to engagement dimensions (vigour, dedication and absorption) as well as overall job satisfaction. Bootstrap estimates from multiple mediation analysis confirmed that employees’ perceived EI was indirectly associated with job satisfaction via vigour and dedication scores, even when controlling for the effects of socio-demographic variables. Similarly, the same pattern was found when multiple mediation was conducted for each EI dimension. Our study contributes to understanding of the processes involved in maintaining and enhancing positive attitudes at work, providing the first, encouraging evidence that work engagement play a role in the EI-job satisfaction link. Our results extend the EI literature by elucidating the pathways through which EI is linked to positive employee attitudes and suggests that intervention programs designed to bolster EI might prove effective at increasing job satisfaction.

The goals and objectives of current physical education. The opinions of teachers from the south-west region of Poland

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 79-94
Author(s):  
Cezary Kuśnierz
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
The South ◽  
School Students ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
South West ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Goals And Objectives

The aim of this study was to get to know physical education teachers’ opinion about the objectives of an education school subject. Their opinions were analysed on the basis of goals hierarchy given by the respondents. Research included 444 PE teachers in primary schools (the second stage of education), middle schools and secondary schools. Research covered the south-west regions of Poland including the following provinces: Silesia, Opole province and Lower Silesia. Diagnostic survey using questionnaires was applied. In the survey as a research tool the questionnaire created by the European Physical Society was used. On the basis of the outcomes it was claimed that the highest place in goals hierarchy takes the goal concerning the preparation of school students to an active and healthy lifestyle. In a group of questioned teachers no gender difference in goals hierarchy was noted. Among variables taken into account in the analysis of teachers’ opinions the place of work (primary school, middle school and secondary school) greatly determined variation between different goals hierarchy. A statistically significant difference appeared between six objectives of physical education.

scholarly journals Factors influencing obesity among Hungarian school-age children

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
E Horváth ◽  
A Szabó ◽  
C s Erdős ◽  
G Dobi-Ágoston ◽  
E Paulik
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Obese Children ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Family

Abstract Background Childhood obesity has increased almost 80% worldwide in the last 30 years. According to WHO COSI data, Hungary is ranked 15th in the prevalence of overweight/obesity in 6-9 years children, with national values (27.4%) higher than the average of the participating countries. The aim of the study was to investigate the factors contributing to childhood obesity, along some components of the ecological model, and to identify factors promoting or inhibiting lifestyle changes. Methods The survey was conducted in three primary schools of Szeged, involving 9-12 years old children and their parents (N = 459). The questionnaire examined the child's physical activity, dietary habits, mood, postnatal medical history as well as parents' anthropometric, socio-demographic data, attitudes to their child's nutrition, health-related value system, lifestyle knowledge and relevant history of obesity. Results The prevalence of overweight/obesity was 22.7% in the sample, with higher proportion of boys than girls (59.6% vs. 40.4%). Overweight/obese children were significantly more dissatisfied with their shape than children with normal BMI (39.8% vs. 8.9%, p &lt; 0.001) and fewer of them participated in out-of-school sports activities (69.1% vs. 79.1 %, p &gt; 0.05;). Obese children were significantly more likely to eat even when they were not hungry (37.2% vs. 26.4%, p &lt; 0.05). Frequency of meals with the family was also the lowest among overweight/obese (60.6%), and three times as many of them ate alone in their room than their nutritionally normal fellows. There was no significant difference in the diet preferences and quality of food of the two groups. Conclusions In our study, prevalence of childhood obesity was beyond than global prevalence. Parents' attitudes, and family conventions significantly influenced the success of a child's lifestyle change hence it is high priority to increase the knowledge of the parents. Funding The research is supported by the EFOP-3.6.1-16-2016-00008. Key messages Childhood obesity is a complex problem, simultaneous, positive modification of the family, community, and social environment is indispensable for effective intervention. Parents’ lifestyle influences the children’s dietary habits, therefore parent’s health education is important in the prevention of childhood obesity.

scholarly journals PSİKOLOJİK GÜÇLENDİRME DÜZEYLERİNE BAĞLI OLARAK ÖĞRETMENLERİN İŞE YÖNELİK DAVRANIŞLARINDA FARKLILIKLAR OLUŞUR MU?: BİR ALAN ARAŞTIRMASI

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
İsmail BAKAN ◽  
Burcu ERŞAHAN ◽  
Tuba BÜYÜKBEŞE ◽  
Mustafa Tuncer OKUMUŞ ◽  
Ayşegül AKMEŞE
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Role Conflict ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Family Work ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Significant Difference

In a globalizing competitive business environment competitive advantage is an important source of human resources and because it is thought that the empowered employee will contribute more to the business,  it is an important issue for today's business to reveal how to make a difference in the behavior of the empowered employees in the workplace because the empowered employee is thought to contribute more to the business  The purpose of this study is to highlight the role of psychological empowerment in work-oriented behaviors. In order to achieve this aim, the relationships between psychological empowerment and work-related behaviors (Participatory Decision Making, Job Performance, Job Satisfaction, Work-Family Conflict, Family-Job Conflict, Role Conflict, Role Uncertainty) were examined and then related to different levels of psychological empowerment, it was researched whether there was a significant difference in participants' perception of work-related behavior. Significant differences were found between participant decision making, job performance, job satisfaction, family-work conflict, role conflict, and role ambiguity perceptions, depending on the level of psychological empowerment of the teachers.These findings show that differences occur in work-related behaviors according to the level of psychological empowerment of employees, supports the literature which argues that psychological empowerment has significant influence on behavior.

scholarly journals A cross-sectional study of demonstrating expertise and job satisfaction in pharmacists and dietitians working in community pharmacies in Japan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaki Shoji ◽  
Naoki Sakane ◽  
Naoki Ito ◽  
Keiji Sunayama ◽  
Mitsuko Onda
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Registered Dietitians ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Overall Job Satisfaction

Abstract Background In Japan, there has been a private-sector initiative to register dietitians in pharmacies. There is not yet an adequate amount of data on the attitudes of dietitians in pharmacies regarding their work. Objectives To assess the attitudes of pharmacists and dietitians working in community pharmacies in Japan about their work, and particularly about demonstrating expertise and overall job satisfaction. Methods We administered a web-based questionnaire to pharmacists and dietitians working in pharmacy branches with registered dietitians at two pharmacy chains that agreed to cooperate. We used our own 7-item questionnaire and compared the scores for each item between pharmacists and dietitians. Results A total of 61 persons (22 pharmacists and 39 dietitians) answered the questionnaire. The item with the highest mean score (standard deviation) for pharmacists was "I feel that I am helpful to patients," at 3.50 (0.74), and for dietitians it was "I have colleagues at my workplace whom I can talk to when I have a problem," at 3.51 (1.00). Conversely, the items with the lowest mean score (standard deviation) were "I am satisfied with my current job" for pharmacists, at 3.14 (0.83), and "I can grow sufficiently as a professional" for dietitians, at 2.41 (0.97). As a result of factor analysis, the seven-item question could be divided into two factors: "demonstrating expertise" and "overall job satisfaction.” The factor-score for "demonstrating expertise" was significantly lower for dietitians than for pharmacists (p<0.01), but there was no significant difference in overall job satisfaction between the two professions (p=0.36). Further research is needed to understand why dietitians find “demonstrating expertise” difficult in pharmacies.

A Study to Measure Job Satisfaction Among Academicians Using Herzberg’s Theory in the Context of Northeast India

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-218
Author(s):  
Monu Singh ◽  
Abhigyan Bhattacharjee
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Satisfaction Level ◽  
Home Town ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Hygiene Factors ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Herzberg's Theory

The study aims to test the significance of Herzberg’s theory in the field of academics. The study also aims to measure the differences in the satisfaction levels of academicians towards their job on the basis of the location of their home town, that is, from Northeast and other parts of the country. The study is primary in nature and data have been collected with the help of a self-developed questionnaire. The sample units consisted of 478 academicians estimating around 30 per cent of the total academicians working in the central universities of Northeast India. Researchers have used multiple regression analysis, step-wise regression analysis and t-test in the study. It was found from the study that Herzberg’s two-factor theory can be successfully applied to the academics’ job satisfaction. Both the motivation and hygiene factors have been found to be positively and significantly related to job satisfaction. It has been found from the study that there is a significant difference in the satisfaction level of academicians towards the motivation and hygiene factors of job satisfaction due to the difference in their home town. Academicians whose home town is in the Northeast are found to be highly satisfied towards the motivation and hygiene factors than the academicians whose home town is in other parts of the country.

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