ANALYSIS OF VARIABLES RELATING TO JOB SATISFACTION OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS EMPLOYED IN NURSING HOMES.
Contributors: Gallaudet University.
Published: 1996
Number of pages: 61
Subjects: Health Sciences, Health Care Management.; Health Sciences, Rehabilitation and Therapy.; Health Sciences, Speech Pathology.; Psychology, Industrial.
Description: The structure of job satisfaction for speech-language pathologists working in nursing homes was analyzed using factor analysis. Five factors were identified: intangibles, supervision, promotion, benefits, and salary. These are consistent with large scale factor analytic studies for the general population, but did not include coworkers, which was a strong factor in similar studies of speech-language pathologists. Variables representing the respondents' demographic characteristics were entered into a regression analysis with the overall job satisfaction score and each factor score coefficient. Overall, prevalent theories of job satisfaction were supported. Speech-language pathologists who earned a high salary or worked in a small nursing home were the most satisfied with their jobs. Respondents between the ages of 36 and 50 and those clinicians who worked in a large facility were the least satisfied with their jobs. Two findings in this study that are not supported by the job satisfaction literature include a high level of satisfaction with promotional opportunities among speech-language pathologists working in small facilities, and the omission of "coworkers" as a construct of job satisfaction. Practical implications are presented.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 57-07, Section: B, page: 4283.

Thesis (PH.D.)--GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY, 1996.

School code: 0505.