title: Professional Success and Gender in Family Medicine: Design of Scales and Examination of Gender Differences in Subjective and Objective Success Among Family Physicians.
abstract: Two components of professional success have been defined: objective career success (OCS) and subjective career success (SCS). Despite the increasing number of women practicing medicine, gender inequalities persist. The objectives of this descriptive, cross-sectional, and multicenter study were (a) to construct and validate OCS and SCS scales, (b) to determine the relationships between OCS and SCS and between each scale and professional/family characteristics, and (c) to compare these associations between male and female family physicians (FPs). The study sample comprised 250 female and 250 male FPs from urban health centers in Andalusia (Spain). Data were gathered over 6 months on gender, age, care load, professional/family variables, and family-work balance, using a self-administered questionnaire. OSC and SCS scales were examined by using exploratory factorial analysis and Cronbach's α, and scores were compared by gender-stratified bivariate and multiple regression analyses. Intraclass correlation coefficients were calculated using a multilevel analysis. The response rate was 73.6%. We identified three OCS factors and two SCS factors. Lower scores were obtained by female versus male FPs in the OCS dimensions, but there were no gender differences in either SCS dimension.
authors: Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada, Spain ana.delgado.easp@juntadeandalucia.es.
authors: Ana
authors: A
authors: Delgado
authors: Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada, Spain.
authors: Lorena
authors: L
authors: Saletti-Cuesta
authors: Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada, Spain.
authors: Luis Andrés
authors: LA
authors: López-Fernández
authors: Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada, Spain.
authors: Silvia
authors: S
authors: Toro-Cárdenas
authors: University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
authors: Juan de Dios
authors: Jde D
authors: Luna del Castillo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology*; D010822:Physicians, Women / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D019037:Urban Health Services; D016526:Workload
keywords: gender; objective career success; primary care physicians; scale; subjective career success