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How social influences and work environment affect the overall experience of tefl teachers in China Cover

How social influences and work environment affect the overall experience of tefl teachers in China

Open Access
|Sep 2021

Figures & Tables

Correlations between the variables of the study

VariableOverall experienceExpatriate communityLanguage barrierAcceptance by localsAccess to healthcareSocial influencesWork conditionsWorking hoursWork environment
Overall experience1.00.52*.39*.18*.37*.51*.45*.47*.51*
Expatriate community 1.00.43*.18*.49*.73*.50*.50*.55*
Language barrier 1.00.26*.56*.83*.48*.43*.*50
Acceptance by locals 1.00.24*.50*.28*.23*.29*
Access to healthcare 1.00.77*.52*.51*.55*
Social influences 1.00.62*.57*.65*
Work conditions 1.00.63*.88*
Working hours 1.00.91*
Work environment 1.00
* Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). For practical significance of the correlation, if correlation coefficient is <0.30: Weak correlation, 0.30-0.49: Moderate correlation, 0.50+: Strong correlation

Model fit information for the primary factor ordinal regression conducted

Model Fitting Information
Model-2 Log LikelihoodChi-SquaredfSig.
Intercept only420.24
Final282.51137.7360.00*

Link function: Logit
Marked effects (*) are significant at p < .05

Tests of model effects and parameter estimates for the primary factors

Model Fitting Information
Model-2 Log LikelihoodChi-SquaredfSig.
Intercept only420.24
Final267.42152.82110.00*

Link function: Logit
Marked effects (*) are significant at p < .05

Tests of model effects and parameter estimates for the secondary factors

Parameter Estimates
ParameterBStd. Error Wald Chi-SquareHypothesis Test
Exp(B) - Odds Ratio Lower95% Wald Confidence Interval for Exp(B)
dfSig. Upper
Threshold[Overall experience=1.00]10.811.5846.6110.00 2224.601104698.20
[Overall experience=2.00]13.051.6860.6010.00463320.0017351.0012372093.26
The presence of an expatriate community0.810.326.5810.01*2.261.214.20
The potential influence of a language barrier0.570.362.4310.121.760.873.58
Acceptance by locals-0.000.240.0010.991.000.621.59
Access to healthcare-0.500.302.8310.090.610.341.09
Working hours-0.060.350.0310.870.940.471.89
Work conditions0.240.390.3610.551.270.592.75
(Scale)1a
Dependent Variable: Overall experience
Model: (threshold), expatriate community, language barrier, acceptance by locals, access to healthcare, working hours, work conditions
Fixed at the displayed value
Marked effects (*) are significant at p < .05
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijcm-2021-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2449-8939 | Journal ISSN: 2449-8920
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 13
Published on: Sep 15, 2021
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2021 Gabriella Berman, Adele Potgieter, published by Jagiellonian University
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