Table 4 Results of three models of linear regression to predict attitudes toward expanding nurses’ authority (three domains), by demographic and professional characteristics and Job Satisfaction Facets
Attitudes: | 1. Areas of expanding | 2. Quality improvement | 3. Importance of expanding | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
beta | t | sig | beta | t | sig | beta | t | sig | |
Demographic and professional characteristics | |||||||||
Gender | .07 | 1.83 | NS | .06 | 1.52 | NS | .08 | 2.07 | * |
Academic Accreditation (0-no 1-yes) | .03 | .67 | NS | -.03 | -.80 | NS | .05 | 1.27 | NS |
Management Position (0-no 1- yes) | .05 | 1.27 | NS | -.04 | -.90 | NS | -.03 | -.83 | NS |
Professional Seniority | -.09 | −2.05 | * | -.09 | −2.24 | * | -.10 | −2.47 | * |
Job Satisfaction | .05 | 1.05 | NS | .01 | .25 | NS | -.01 | -.09 | NS |
Professional Autonomy | .14 | 3.07 | ** | .16 | 3.56 | ** | .13 | 2.70 | ** |
Work relations | .14 | 3.22 | ** | .14 | 3.15 | ** | .18 | 4.20 | ** |
Workload & Burnout | .02 | .46 | NS | -.01 | -.29 | NS | -.03 | -.68 | NS |
Quality of Care | .01 | .28 | NS | .09 | 2.00 | * | .05 | 1.04 | NS |