Table 3 Effects of demographic variables on the expressed satisfaction after publishing a paper based on the entire data set

From: “Publicationism” and scientists’ satisfaction depend on gender, career stage and the wider academic system

Explanatory variable

Level of satisfaction

Time of satisfaction

Comparison to earlier satisfaction

Gender

(Chi25=6.493; p=0.261)5

(Chi24=6.163; p=0.187)5

(Chi24=2.669; p=0.615)5

Age*

Chi 2 5 =17.08; p=0.004

Chi 2 4 =25.31; p<0.001

Chi24=9.380; p=0.052

Employer

(Chi25=6.363; p=0.272)6

Chi 2 4 =13.69; p=0.008

(Chi24=5.501; p=0.240)6

Gender:Age*

(Chi25=1.331; p=0.932)4

(Chi24=5.055; p=0.282)4

(Chi24=2.123; p=0.713)2

Gender:Employer

(Chi25=1.769; p=0.880)3

(Chi24=2.526; p=0.640)3

(Chi24=9.017; p=0.061)3

Age*:Employer

(Chi25=0.536; p=0.991)2

(Chi24=0.234; p=0.994)2

(Chi24=4.881; p=0.300)4

Gender:Age*:Employer

(Chi25=0.155; p=0.999)1

(Chi24=0.726; p=0.948)1

(Chi24=0.929; p=0.920)1

  1. * log transformed.
  2. Terms in parenthesis have been removed from the model in the order given by the superscripts. Terms shown in bold are significant in the minimum adequate model.
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