Job satisfaction and related factors among female staffs of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Present study was carried out evaluating the level of job satisfaction and related factors among female staffs of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019. The job descriptive index (JDI) questionnaire was used. Some questions about demographic and work properties were also added at the beginning of the questionnaire.

Totally 1106 participants with an average age of 39.62±7.56 years were enrolled. The average work experience and working hours per week were 13.45±7.38 years and 41.19±10.67 hours, respectively. Regarding the level of education, bachelor's and master's were the most common with 817 participants (73.9%) and employees were the most frequent staffs (723 participant, 65.4%).  About 890 participants (80.5%) had an income between 30 and 60 million Rials. One hundred sixty five participants (14.91%) worked in the night shift and 598 participants (54.1%) were working in the official departments. The average score of JDI questionnaire was 212.21±45.05. Job satisfaction was higher in clinical faculty members, participants aged more than 45 years, participants with more than 20 years of work experience, participants working in the official departments, participants who did not work in night shifts, and participants with an income of more than 90 million Rials.

The highest level of job satisfaction was reported by clinical science faculty members. Age, work experience, higher income and faculty rank directly and having night shift, work in medical wards and more hours of work per week inversely affect the score of Job satisfaction.