Table 1 Dimensions of the questionnaire

- self-perception

Härlen and Kultermann, 2000 [28]

- employment/establishment of own practice

Hartmannbund, 2012 [23]; Jacob et al., 2015 [22]

- weighting work life/private life

Abele et al., 2006 [33]; Abele et al., 2009 [36]; Abele and Hagmaier, 2011 [34]

- reasons for studying dentistry

Härlen and Kultermann, 2000 [28]

- requirements

Hartmannbund 2012 [23]; Jacob et al. 2010 [21]

- demand-control

Karasek, 1979 [37]

- satisfaction with profession

Jacob et al., 2010 [21]; BMA, 2009 [29]

- working regions

Jacob et al., 2015 [22]

- effort-reward imbalance

Siegrist, 1996 [38]

- challenges

Bergmann-Krauss et al. Die Fortbildung des niedergelassenen Zahnarztes. Nutzen und Bewertung, unpublished. Schneller and Micheelis, 1997 [30]; Micheelis et al., 2010 [4]; Oberlander, 2008 [31]

- further training and specialisation

Micheelis et al., 2010 [4]

- overcommitment

Schirmer, 2015 [40]

- personal and career goals

Abele et al., 2006 [33]; Abele and Hagmaier, 2011 [34]

- depression

Gräfe et al., 2004 [42]

- job expectations

Abele et al., 2006 [33]; Abele and Hagmaier, 2011 [34]

- knowledge of career paths

Jacob et al., 2015 [22]

- preparation for career

BMA, 2009 [29]

- occupational self-efficacy expectations

Abele et al., 2000 [35]