Table 4 Work stress, job satisfaction and turnover intention of GPs (n = 386)
| Â | Score | Stressed/Satisfied/Intended (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(\(\:\stackrel{-}{\mathbf{x}}\pm\:\)s) | Low | Medium | High | |
Work stress | 3.42 ± 1.20 | 16.1 | 54.4 | 29.5 |
 Feel great pressure from work | 3.90 ± 1.47 | 19.4 | 43.8 | 36.8 |
 Feel a high level of tension from work | 3.97 ± 1.39 | 16.6 | 44.6 | 38.9 |
 Trouble falling asleep because of work | 2.92 ± 1.49 | 44.0 | 40.7 | 15.3 |
 Feel nervous because of work | 2.88 ± 1.46 | 43.0 | 42.7 | 14.2 |
Overall job satisfaction | 4.23 ± 0.99 | 3.1 | 37.8 | 59.1 |
 Colleagues | 4.91 ± 1.08 | 3.6 | 25.9 | 70.5 |
 Payment | 3.83 ± 1.47 | 17.6 | 45.9 | 36.5 |
 Superiors | 4.65 ± 1.20 | 6.0 | 30.1 | 64.0 |
 Physical working conditions | 4.24 ± 1.30 | 9.8 | 43.8 | 46.4 |
 Career development | 4.07 ± 1.38 | 13.0 | 45.3 | 41.7 |
 Organizational management | 4.20 ± 1.26 | 9.6 | 47.2 | 43.3 |
 Welfare | 3.95 ± 1.29 | 12.7 | 52.6 | 34.7 |
 Training opportunity | 3.94 ± 1.39 | 15.5 | 47.4 | 37.0 |
 Opportunity to use your abilities | 4.25 ± 1.25 | 9.6 | 44.8 | 45.6 |
Turnover intention | 2.24 ± 1.31 | 57.8 | 31.9 | 10.4 |
 Thought of leaving present job | 2.36 ± 1.53 | 63.7 | 25.4 | 10.9 |
 Thought of leaving professional career | 2.37 ± 1.57 | 62.4 | 25.1 | 12.4 |
 Looking for a new job recently | 2.27 ± 1.55 | 64.5 | 24.1 | 11.4 |
 Looking for a new job next year | 1.96 ± 1.34 | 73.3 | 19.4 | 7.3 |