Table 3

Happiness levels (1=very unhappy to 5=very happy) regarding eight factors

FactorLevel of happiness with
mean±SD
Correlation with overall happiness levelCorrelation with overall stress level
UnivariateMultivariateUnivariateMultivariate
rP valuesB (SE)rP valuesB (SE)
Workload2.56±0.990.58<0.00010.24 (0.04)−0.46<0.0001−0.38 (0.05)
Support from management2.58±1.010.44<0.00010.10 (0.03)−0.22ns
Support when things go wrong2.81±0.960.40ns−0.29ns
Hospital buildings/facilities2.94±1.070.37ns−0.14ns
Ability to cope with stress3.32±0.920.57<0.00010.25 (0.04)−0.41<0.0001−0.28 (0.05)
Career progression3.42±0.990.51<0.00010.14 (0.04)−0.24ns
Support from clinical colleagues3.48±1.020.510.0070.10 (0.03)−0.25ns
Home life3.97±0.990.41<0.00010.15 (0.03)−0.120.052
  • B(SE), slope (SE) of relationship; ns, not significant; r, Pearson regression coefficient.