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Table 3 Psychometric Properties of the Nursing Home Administrator Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (N = 721)

From: An instrument to measure job satisfaction of nursing home administrators

Item/Domain1,2

Cronbach's alpha coefficients

Primary Factor Loadings

Missing responses

Floor

Ceiling

Mean

Standard deviation

Item-Scale correlation

Coworkers

0.74

       

Rate the people you work with

 

0.75

0.28%

4.9%

4.3%

6.54

1.67

0.69

Rate whether you feel part of a team effort

 

0.73

0.14%

0.4%

1.4%

7.23

1.82

0.62

Rate co-operation among staff

 

0.70

0.28%

3.3%

1.1%

7.69

2.14

0.58

Rate whether staff place reasonable demands on you

 

0.70

0.14%

0.14%

7.6%

3.87

2.46

0.58

Work Demands

0.78

       

Rate the support available to you in your job

 

0.60

0.27%

10.6%

18.0%

7.28

1.52

0.83

Rate the opportunities you have to discuss your concerns

 

0.60

0.27%

1.4%

4.3%

6.72

1.46

0.81

Rate the demands residents and family place on you

 

0.60

0.14%

4.2%

9.7%

4.98

2.12

0.79

Rate whether you feel you are doing a good job

 

0.57

0.28%

0.56%

7.2%

7.44

1.54

0.72

Work Content

0.72

       

Rate how much you enjoy working with residents

 

0.61

0.14%

0.28%

1.7%

6.81

1.97

0.71

Rate how your role influences the lives of residents

 

0.60

0.14%

5.3%

1.4%

7.26

2.29

0.69

Rate your closeness to residents and families

 

0.56

0.28%

5.1%

12.9%

8.04

1.64

0.64

Rate the amount of autonomy you have

 

0.51

0.28%

0.14%

3.7%

6.75

1.99

0.56

Work Load

0.73

       

Rate your workload

 

0.58

0.27%

0.14%

11.5%

7.09

2.58

0.72

Rate your work schedule

 

0.54

0.14%

0.27%

6.3%

6.98

2.59

0.72

Work Skills

0.70

       

Rate whether the demands of your job are compatible with your work skills

 

0.52

0.14%

0.42%

14.0%

7.69

2.14

0.60

Rate the adequacy of the training you have to perform your job

 

0.51

0.27%

0.27%

19.3%

8.54

1.31

0.60

Rewards

0.80

       

Rate how fairly you are paid

 

0.72

0.14%

0.42%

14.0%

7.69

2.14

0.60

Rate your chances for further advancement

 

0.71

0.27%

0.27%

19.3%

8.54

1.31

0.60

  1. 1. All questions used a 10 point visual analogue rating format scale:
  2. 2. To avoid response set bias, the questions in the Nursing Home Administrator Job Satisfaction Questionnaire were presented in a random order, and did not include domain headings.