Exploring the role of psychological need fulfilment on stress, job satisfaction and turnover intention in support staff working in inpatient mental health hospitals in the NHS: a self-determination theory perspective

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Table 1. Sample descriptive statistics.

	FT NHS	TAW	All
	(n = 63)	(n = 39)	(n = 102)
Age range (years)	22–61	20–64	20–64
(M, SD)	(35.7, 11.44)	(35.9, 12.93)	(35.8, 11.96)
Gender
Male n (%)	25 (39.9%)	19 (48.7%)	44 (43%)
Female n (%)	38 (60.1%)	20 (51.3%)	58 (57%)
Highest Level of Education
High School (e.g. GCSE)	9 (14%)	0 (0%)	9 (8.8%)
College Course	10 (17%)	4 (10%)	14 (13.8%)
A Level	4 (6%)	10 (26%)	14 (13.8%)
University Degree	28 (44%)	14 (36%	42 (41.2%)
Master’s Degree	4 (6%)	6 (15%)	10 (9.8%)
Doctorate level qualification	0 (0%)	2 (5%)	2 (1.7%)
Other (e.g. National Vocational Qualification)	8 (13%)	3 (8%)	11 (10.8%)
Duration of employment (years)
Range	0.08 (1 mth) to 33 years	0.08 to 30 years	0.08 to 33 years
(M, SD)	(5.51, 7.71)	(3.64, 5.52)	(4.79, 6.99)
Hours worked (Weekly)
Range	30–65	30–60	30–65
(M, SD)	(38.5, 4.42)	(39, 7.97)	(38.7, 5.9)

Table 2. Mean scores obtained on W-BNS subscales, overall and between full-time NHS (FT NHS) and Temporary Agency (TAW) Staff.

	FT NHS	TAW	All	Difference between FT NHS and TAW Mean scores (p)
	(n = 63)	(n = 39)	(N = 102)
W-BNS %	73.11%	76.12%	74.27%	2.71 (0.136)
(M, SD)	(65.8, 8.7)	(68.51, 9.06)	(66.84, 8.9)
Autonomy %	64%	66.23%	64.87%	0.67 (0.419)
(M, SD)	(19.2, 4.01)	(19.87, 4.05)	(19.46, 4.02)
Competence %	79.73%	83.33%	81.1%	1.08 (0.176)
(M, SD)	(23.92, 2.96)	(25, 4.34)	(24.33, 3.56)
Relatedness %	75.6%	78.8%	76.83%	0.96 (0.233)
(M, SD)	(22.68, 4.02)	(23.64, 3.75)	(23.05, 3.93)

W-BNS highest possible score of 90; Autonomy, Competence and Relatedness each have a highest possible score of 30. These three subscales make up the total W-BNS score.

Table 3. Mean scores obtained on job satisfaction, turnover intention and stress; overall and between full-time NHS (FT NHS) and Temporary Agency (TAW) Staff.

	FT NHS	TAW staff	All	Difference between FT NHS and TAW Mean scores (p)
	(n = 63)	(n = 39)	(N = 102)
Mean Job Satisfaction (SD)	33.68 (6.23)	36.87 (6.37)	34.9 (6.45)	3.19 (0.014*)
Mean Turnover (SD)	16.38 (6.49)	17.51 (6.29)	16.81 (6.4)	1.13 (0.388)
Mean Stress (SD)	18.14 (7.56)	16.33 (5.82)	17.45 (6.97)	1.81 (0.204)

*p value is significant at the 0.05 level.