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Table 2 Mean and SD of SWLS by current teaching status, practice setting, and board certification of 125 specialists

From: Life satisfaction of Taiwanese dental graduates received residencies in the U.S.: a cross-sectional study

 

N

%

SWLS

Mean SD

F

p-value

Current Country

    

0.268

0.605

 Practice in the U.S.

63

50.4%

4.13

0.72

  

 Practice in Taiwan

61

48.8%

4.07

0.67

  

 Elsewhere

1

0.8%

    

Current Teaching Status

    

1.445

0.233

 Full Time

34

27.2%

4.29

0.65

  

 Paid Part Time

20

16.0%

4.25

0.52

  

 Unpaid Part Time

21

16.8%

4.00

0.74

  

 No Teaching

44

35.2%

4.04

0.69

  

 Missing

6

4.8%

    

Current Major Workplace

    

0.171

0.843

 Private Practice

59

47.2%

4.11

0.69

  

 Hospital/School

46

36.8%

4.10

0.65

  

 Both Private & Hospital/School

16

12.8%

4.16

0.58

  

 Missing

4

3.2%

    

American Board Certification

    

0.714

0.400

 Board Certified

58

46.4%

4.19

0.66

  

 Board Eligible

62

49.6%

4.09

0.67

  

 Missing

5

4.0%

    

Total

125

 

4.11

0.69

  
  1. One way ANOVA was performed on all participants to compare means of between groups. Missing values were deleted from analysis