title: [Job satisfaction and psychological wellbeing in bio-medical researchers].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of the study was to assess job satisfaction and risk of depression/anxiety in researchers of a Research Institute in Rome.
  
  
  METHODS
  The personnel was invited to participate in a survey filling in the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ.12) for the screening of depression/anxiety disorders and the evaluation of psychological stress, and a validated satisfaction questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A descriptive analysis was conducted and logistic regressions were performed examining the following outcomes in separate models: being positive at the GHQ and being satisfied. The response rate was 52%. Among participants 15.1% were at risk of depression/anxiety, 77.4% were stressed and 66% were dissatisfied. Major determinants for dissatisfaction were "job opportunities" "communication between units", "judgment about spaces" "economic rewards", "participation in the organization of the unit".
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dissatisfaction with "economic rewards" was predictive of depression, independently of sex, age and job duration. Areas of possible intervention were identified.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Ricerca sui Servizi Sanitari--IDI IRCCS, Roma, Italy. ste.tab@idi.it
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tabolli
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Pietro
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Renzi
authors.forename: Damiano
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Abeni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D035843:Biomedical Research; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult