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Table 2 Factors associated with job satisfaction in Generations Y and Z (N = 280)

From: How are new nurses satisfied with their jobs? From the work value perspective of Generations Y and Z nurses

Variables

Generation Y

Generation Z

b

SE

β

t

b

SE

β

t

Job tenure (ref: 12 or less)

-0.312

0.104

-0.223

-3.011**

-0.283

0.135

-0.187

-2.097*

Hospital region (ref: non-capital)

-0.234

0.128

-0.157

-1.823

0.081

0.146

0.052

0.553

Salary (ref: below average)

0.314

0.125

0.215

2.511*

0.126

0.129

0.092

0.978

Shift work (ref: no)

-0.038

0.101

-0.027

-0.374

-0.210

0.166

-0.112

-1.263

Overtime work (ref: no)

-0.139

0.108

-0.094

-1.292

-0.242

0.118

-0.176

-2.042*

Career growth value

0.124

0.117

0.098

1.064

0.404

0.135

0.301

2.981**

Task value

0.222

0.102

0.188

2.181*

-0.244

0.120

-0.195

-2.037*

Reputation value

0.331

0.084

0.343

3.952***

0.074

0.095

0.076

0.770

Environment value

-0.462

0.140

-0.292

-3.290**

-0.033

0.169

-0.021

-0.195

Model fit

R2 = 0.276, Adjusted R2 = 0.229, F = 5.962***

R2 = 0.185, Adjusted R2 = 0.124, F = 3.007**

  1. b Unstandardized regression coefficient, SE Standard error, β Standardized regression coefficient
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < .01, ***p < .001