The characteristics of the physicians in the three samples of hospitals’ (Denmark, Australia and Switzerland) mean, SD, correlation coefficients and coefficient alphas of dependent and explanatory variables
| Mean | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Sample 1 (n=2264) | |||||||
| Job satisfaction (single item) | 4.32 | 1.35 | – | ||||
| Job satisfaction (scale) | n.a.† | n.a.† | – | – | |||
| Intention to quit (inverse) | 3.34 | 1.55 | 0.31*** | – | – | ||
| Global transformational leadership | 23.71 | 6.76 | 0.32*** | – | 0.30*** | (0.94) | |
| Line manager is a clinical expert | 0.58 | 0.49 | 0.16*** | – | 0.12*** | 0.39*** | – |
| Sample 2 (n=335) | |||||||
| Job satisfaction (single item) | 3.74 | 1.35 | – | ||||
| Job satisfaction (scale) | 33.23 | 7.61 | 0.77*** | (0.88) | |||
| Intention to quit (inverse) | 2.89 | 1.63 | 0.50*** | 0.55*** | – | ||
| Global transformational leadership | 23.53 | 7.85 | 0.32*** | 0.50*** | 0.31*** | (0.97) | |
| Line manager is a clinical expert | 0.61 | 0.49 | 0.12* | 0.20*** | 0.11* | 0.54*** | – |
| Sample 3 (n=315) | |||||||
| Job satisfaction (single item) | 3.59 | 1.36 | – | ||||
| Job satisfaction (scale, n=158) | 34.39 | 5.57 | 0.34*** | (0.81) | |||
| Intention to quit (inverse, n=155) | 2.21 | 1.39 | 0.28*** | n.a.‡ | – | ||
| Global transformational leadership | 17.31 | 4.54 | 0.26*** | 0.66*** | 0.42*** | (0.91) | |
| Line manager is a clinical expert | 0.68 | 0.47 | 0.12* | 0.33*** | 0.22*** | 0.41*** | – |
Coefficient (Cronbach’s) alpha on constructs in parentheses.
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
†The generic job satisfaction scale was not collected in the Denmark sample.
‡Nobody filled out both; respondents were randomised to either fill out the scale or the intention to quit.