Four factors extracted from the factor analysis (motivation,
leadership style, professional development, and interpersonal
relations) explained 64% of the total job satisfaction
variance. Another study (34) also obtained four factors (collegial
workplace, behavior, relational atmosphere, and outcomes
of conflict), which explained 68% of total job satisfaction
variance. Ning et al (45), Al-Almeri (4), and Skela
Savič et al (20) found that nurses who viewed the working
environment as empowering were more likely to provide
high quality care