| The work-life balance expectations of Baby Boomer and Generation X physicians were evaluated using a comparative design. Outcomes examined included job satisfaction, work-life balance, and personality. The study sample (N = 70) included 42 Baby Boomer physicians and 28 Generation X physicians who practice medicine in Pinellas County, Florida. The groups were formed by random sample taken from the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile. Data Collection included web-based, self-report surveys. In order to study physicians' work-life balance expectations, items were adapted-and-modified from the commercially-marketed Physician Worklife Survey, the Quality of Life Inventory, and the NEO Five Factor Inventory Personality Inventory-Revised. Main outcomes were evaluated using the independent samples t-test. Findings included generational differences in job satisfaction, which is a contributor to expectations about work-life balance. Implications for practitioners, patients, public policy, and future research are suggested. |
