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Table 2 Binary logistic regression analysis for the decision to be a psychiatrist again

From: Would you choose to be a psychiatrist again? A large-sample nationwide survey of psychiatrists and psychiatry residents in China

Variables

B

p

OR

95% CI for OR

Lower

Upper

Age

0.017

0.07

1.017

0.999

1.035

Female (ref: male)

-0.067

0.51

0.935

0.766

1.141

Marital status

     

 Married (ref: single)

0.472

0.004

1.604

1.165

2.208

 Divorced or other (ref: single)

0.244

0.397

1.276

0.726

2.243

Annual income

-0.239

0.033

0.788

0.633

0.98

Educational level

     

 Master or above (ref: bachelor or below)

-0.239

0.033

0.788

0.633

0.98

Professional title

     

 Mid-level (ref: junior or below)

0.18

0.225

1.197

0.895

1.6

 Senior or above (ref: junior or below)

-0.039

0.839

0.961

0.656

1.408

Working hours per week

0.016

0.001

1.016

1.006

1.025

Night shifts per month

0.053

0.021

1.055

1.008

1.104

Number of outpatients per week

-0.001

0.065

0.999

0.998

1

Number of inpatients per day

-0.004

0.199

0.996

0.989

1.002

Dissatisfaction with job-related factors

     

 Dissatisfied with income (ref: no)

0.559

<0.001

1.748

1.415

2.161

 Heavy workload (ref: no)

0.559

<0.001

1.749

1.423

2.149

 Not feeling respected (ref: no)

0.127

0.251

1.135

0.914

1.409

 Strained doctor-patient relationship (ref: no)

0.287

0.005

1.333

1.089

1.632

 Excessive regulation (ref: no)

0.598

<0.001

1.819

1.487

2.226

Professional identity (ref: positive)

2.011

<0.001

7.47

4.587

12.164

Job satisfaction (ref: satisfied)

1.008

<0.001

2.739

2.102

3.569

Burnout (ref: no)

1.08

<0.001

2.945

2.356

3.681

Constant

-4.343

<0.001

0.013

  
  1. VIF was less than 3 for all independent variables; R2 = 0.402