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Audiologists' professional satisfaction.
Published Dec 1, 2012 · DOI · P. Saccone, J. Steiger
American journal of audiology
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Abstract
PURPOSE The authors surveyed currently practicing audiologists to evaluate their professional satisfaction and compared the results to a similar survey conducted in 1997. METHOD The authors repeated an audiologist professional satisfaction survey conducted in 1997; 382 randomly chosen, currently practicing audiologists participated. Responses to 38 statements were on a 5-point Likert scale (5 = strong agreement with a statement, 1 = strong disagreement with a statement). The respondent sample was broken down into demographic subgroups, and statements were divided into subgroups reflecting 6 core reward areas that contribute to overall professional satisfaction. RESULTS Mean group satisfaction was 3.9 ( n = 382; SD = 1.01), which has remained unchanged since 1997 ( p < .05). Private practice audiologists' mean group satisfaction of 4.31 ( n = 80, SD = 0.78) was higher than for other practice settings ( p < .05). AuD private practice owners' mean group satisfaction of 4.52 ( n = 46, SD = 0.66) was higher than for other degrees and practice settings ( p < .05). Core reward area ratings differed for AuD, MA/MS, and PhD degree holders ( p < .05). Correlations between the average core reward area ratings and mean group satisfaction met statistical significance ( p < .05). CONCLUSIONS These results have implications for goal setting and planning within the profession and for audiologists' career choices.
Audiologists' professional satisfaction has remained unchanged since 1997, with private practice audiologists and AuD private practice owners having higher satisfaction levels than other practice settings.
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