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ANALYSIS AND RESULTS 
A comparison of the levels of employees’ commitment to the organization according to their characteristics 
identifies no differences related to sex, length of service, job situation, and the department in which the employee 
works. However, when age is considered, there are significant differences in the level of organizational commitment 
(Chi-squared (K-W)=15.544, p<0.01) since the younger workers (the under-30’s) display a lower level of 
commitment than those above 45 years old. Moreover, the level of education constitutes an important variable when 
describing different patterns of commitment to the organization (F=2.543, p<0.10). That relationship is basically 
explained by the higher level of organizational commitment displayed by employees with primary studies in 
comparison to the lower level that characterizes employees with intermediate university degrees. 
In order to test the research hypotheses of this work, a multiple regression analysis was used on the variable 
of commitment, revealing that the factors of satisfaction exercised joint influence (see Table 1). That equation 
included the six factors that were extracted from the scale dimension reduction process and on which the hypotheses 
are based, and four dummy control variables (i.e., sex, having a permanent contract, more than three years’ service, 
and a university degree).
Table 1