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Work Motivation among Occupational Therapy Graduates in Malaysia
OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND: Occupational therapy that focuses on servicing clients demands motivated workers for quality service delivery. The objectives of this study were: (a) to determine the level of work motivation among occupational therapy graduates in Malaysia and (b) to determine if there is a di...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6092009/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30186079 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hkjot.2017.05.002 |
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author | Chai, Siaw Chui Teoh, Rui Fen Razaob, Nor Afifi Kadar, Masne |
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description | OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND: Occupational therapy that focuses on servicing clients demands motivated workers for quality service delivery. The objectives of this study were: (a) to determine the level of work motivation among occupational therapy graduates in Malaysia and (b) to determine if there is a difference in work motivation among these graduates based on work sector, job position, length of work experience, and gender. METHODS: This cross-sectional study recruited occupational therapy bachelor's degree graduates using an online survey. The Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS) was used to measure level of work motivation. RESULTS: Responses from 82 (60.3%) graduates (male: 26.8%; female: 73.2%) were analysed. Sixty-two (75.6%) graduates worked locally and 20 (24.4%) worked in foreign countries. The average Work Self-Determination Index (W-SDI) score for WEIMS is +11.38 with 78 (95.1%) of graduates demonstrated a self-determined motivational profile and 4 (4.9%) demonstrated a nonself-determined profile. Graduates in the private sector (13.10 ± 6.47) show significantly higher W-SDI score compared to those in the public sector (9.40 ± 6.06), p = 0.01. W-SDI scores appeared higher among clinician (11.67 ± 6.40), case manager (13.33), and others (14.90 ± 8.23); and those with work experience of 5–6 years (13.11 ± 6.90) and less than one year (12.65 ± 7.12). Male (10.29 ± 6.86) and female (11.79 ± 6.39) graduates shared equally high score. There is no significant difference in W-SDI score based on job position, length of work experience, and gender. CONCLUSION: Occupational therapy graduates have high work motivation as evident by their self-determined profile. Only work sector imposes difference in work motivation among these graduates. Copyright © 2017, Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association. Published by Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
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spelling | pubmed-60920092018-09-05 Work Motivation among Occupational Therapy Graduates in Malaysia Chai, Siaw Chui Teoh, Rui Fen Razaob, Nor Afifi Kadar, Masne Hong Kong J Occup Ther Original Article OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND: Occupational therapy that focuses on servicing clients demands motivated workers for quality service delivery. The objectives of this study were: (a) to determine the level of work motivation among occupational therapy graduates in Malaysia and (b) to determine if there is a difference in work motivation among these graduates based on work sector, job position, length of work experience, and gender. METHODS: This cross-sectional study recruited occupational therapy bachelor's degree graduates using an online survey. The Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS) was used to measure level of work motivation. RESULTS: Responses from 82 (60.3%) graduates (male: 26.8%; female: 73.2%) were analysed. Sixty-two (75.6%) graduates worked locally and 20 (24.4%) worked in foreign countries. The average Work Self-Determination Index (W-SDI) score for WEIMS is +11.38 with 78 (95.1%) of graduates demonstrated a self-determined motivational profile and 4 (4.9%) demonstrated a nonself-determined profile. Graduates in the private sector (13.10 ± 6.47) show significantly higher W-SDI score compared to those in the public sector (9.40 ± 6.06), p = 0.01. W-SDI scores appeared higher among clinician (11.67 ± 6.40), case manager (13.33), and others (14.90 ± 8.23); and those with work experience of 5–6 years (13.11 ± 6.90) and less than one year (12.65 ± 7.12). Male (10.29 ± 6.86) and female (11.79 ± 6.39) graduates shared equally high score. There is no significant difference in W-SDI score based on job position, length of work experience, and gender. CONCLUSION: Occupational therapy graduates have high work motivation as evident by their self-determined profile. Only work sector imposes difference in work motivation among these graduates. Copyright © 2017, Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association. Published by Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). SAGE Publications 2017-12-05 2017-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6092009/ /pubmed/30186079 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hkjot.2017.05.002 Text en © 2017 Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association. Published by Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd. http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Original Article Chai, Siaw Chui Teoh, Rui Fen Razaob, Nor Afifi Kadar, Masne Work Motivation among Occupational Therapy Graduates in Malaysia |
title | Work Motivation among Occupational Therapy Graduates in
Malaysia |
title_full | Work Motivation among Occupational Therapy Graduates in
Malaysia |
title_fullStr | Work Motivation among Occupational Therapy Graduates in
Malaysia |
title_full_unstemmed | Work Motivation among Occupational Therapy Graduates in
Malaysia |
title_short | Work Motivation among Occupational Therapy Graduates in
Malaysia |
title_sort | work motivation among occupational therapy graduates in
malaysia |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6092009/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30186079 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hkjot.2017.05.002 |
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