Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to study the job satisfaction and factors affecting job satisfaction of Faculty of Medicine pre-clinical instructors in government universities. A set of questionnaires had been constructed and 439 copies were sent to Faculty of Medicine pre-clinical instructors in 5 government universities. 336 copies of them (76.54%) were returned. The data were analyzed by using SPSS/PC⁺ for percentage, mean, pearson correlation coefficients and the stepwise multiple regression analysis. The findings of the research were as follows; 1. The job satisfaction of Faculty of medicine pre-clinical instructors in government universities was at moderate level. 2. In general, factors affecting job satisfaction of those instructors in rank order of importance were job security, recognition, work itself, salary and benefits, policy and administration and working conditions. 2.1 Factors affecting job satisfaction of those who graduated M.D. in rank order of importance were job security, recognition, work itself, and policy and administration. 2.2 Factors affecting job satisfaction of those who did not graduate M.D. in rank order of importance were recognition, working conditions, job security, work itself, salary and benefits and policy and administration. 2.3 Factors affecting job satisfaction of those instructors in government universities in central areas in rank order of importance were job security, recognition, working conditions and work itself. 2.4 Factors affecting job satisfaction of those instructors in government universities in provincial areas in rank order of importance were job security, policy and administration, work itself and salary and benefits.