Table 1 Demographic characteristics of pediatric nurses.
Variable | n | (%) | Work engagement | Occupational stress | Psychological capital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | F or t | P | Mean (SD) | F or t | P | Mean (SD) | F or t | P | |||
Gender | |||||||||||
Male | 29 | (11.6%) | 61.93 (17.5) | 0.88 | 0.905 | 64.54 (9.71) | – 0.131 | 0.412 | 95.55 (11.40) | 0.99 | 0.356 |
Female | 222 | (88.4%) | 65.23 (19) | 64.79 (7.75) | 98.64 (16.290 | ||||||
Age | |||||||||||
< 30 | 158 | (62.9%) | 62.18 (16.17) | 14.42 | 0.000 | 65.26 (9.75) | 5.36 | 0.021 | 95.95 (13.50) | 14.95 | 0.000 |
30–40 | 62 | (24.7%) | 65.91 (18.93) | 64.95 (9.05) | 99.46 (15.69) | ||||||
> 40 | 31 | (12.4%) | 76.35 (19.33) | 60.16 (9.08) | 107.83 (22.44) | ||||||
Marital status | |||||||||||
Single | 140 | (55.8%) | 62.50 (17.46) | 4.27 | 0.040 | 66.08 (9.70) | 9.17 | 0.210 | 97.04 (14.55) | 3.32 | 0.070 |
Married | 103 | (41%) | 67.93 (20.16) | 62.93 (8.76) | 108.25 (38.97) | ||||||
Divorce | 8 | (3.2%) | 66.50 (13.43) | 59.50 (10.86) | 99.21 (14.47) | ||||||
Educational level | |||||||||||
Bachelor | 212 | (84.5%) | 64.02 (19.14) | – 2.02 | 0.198 | 64.56 (9.12) | 0.173 | 0.318 | 97.85 (16.13) | – 1.43 | 0.541 |
Master | 39 | (15.5%) | 70.75 (15.24) | 64.27 (11.56) | 101.86 (13.10) | ||||||
Number of children | |||||||||||
0 | 176 | (70.1) | 62.89 (17.96) | 65.61 (9.49) | 97.24 (14.35) | ||||||
1 | 38 | (15.1) | 68.26 (19.19) | 61.68 (8.48) | 100.5 (14.20) | ||||||
2 | 31 | (12.4) | 70.87 (22.92) | 61.35 (10.08) | 103 (14.20) | ||||||
3 | 6 | (2.4) | 69.83 (10.30) | 6.27 | 0.213 | 68.16 (6.14) | 3.961 | 0.480 | 86.50 (19.66) | 1.11 | 0.292 |
Type of employment | |||||||||||
Formal | 88 | (35.1) | 68.51 (18.27) | 63.81 (10.58) | 101.06 (17.80) | ||||||
A treaty | 32 | (12.7) | 65.71 (16.77) | 64.53 (9.41) | 93.00 (19.46) | ||||||
Contractual | 30 | (12) | 66.20 (20.78) | 63.73 (8.78) | 103.03 (15.67) | ||||||
A plan | 101 | (40.2) | 61 (18.90) | 7.38 | 0.700 | 65.49 (8.76) | 1.303 | 0.255 | 96.13 (11.56) | 2.63 | 0.106 |
Work experience (year) | |||||||||||
< 5 | 152 | (60.6%) | 61.01 (18.08) | 65.54 (9.04) | 94.95 (13.10) | ||||||
5–10 | 40 | (15.9%) | 69.20 (17.37) | 63.82 (10.74) | 101.45 (16.54) | ||||||
10–20 | 44 | (17.5%) | 69.11 (18.17) | 63.81 (8.89) | 102.02 (14.76) | ||||||
> 20 | 15 | (6%) | 79.73 (12.77) | 19.34 | 0.000 | 58.93 (10.72) | 6.003 | 0.015 | 112.66 (27.76) | 22.74 | 0.000 |
Work experience in pediatric ward (year) | |||||||||||
< 5 | 191 | (76.1) | 69.95 (18.36) | 64.45 (9.29) | 96.73 (13.67) | ||||||
5–10 | 22 | (8.8) | 71.09 (20.17) | 65.50 (9.69) | 99.81 (16.97) | ||||||
10–20 | 30 | (12) | 68.20 (19.32) | 65.50 (9.69) | 101.63 (15.99) | ||||||
> 20 | 8 | (3.2) | 80.50 (14.50) | 3.71 | 0.112 | 57.37 (13.17) | 0.067 | 0.795 | 118.62 (36.67) | 12.90 | 0.000 |
Interested in working in the pediatric ward | |||||||||||
Yes | 193 | (76.9) | 68.89 (17.17) | 63.93 (9.66) | 99.39 (16.45) | ||||||
No | 58 | (23.1) | 51.41 (18.02) | 6.72 | 0.339 | 66.68 (8.68) | – 1.94 | 0.853 | 98.20 (15.76) | 2.26 | 0.302 |
Shiftwork | |||||||||||
Fixed | 43 | (17.1%) | 72.90 (17.03) | 63.74 (9.24) | 99.39 (16.45) | ||||||
Rotation | 205 | (81.7) | 63.44 (18.79) | – 0.46 | 0.853 | 64.45 (9.10) | – 0.46 | 0.395 | 98.20 (15.76) | 0.445 | 0.369 |
Organizational position | |||||||||||
Head nurse | 11 | (4.4%) | 64.86 (18.71) | 64.44 (9.15) | 98.17 (15.69) | ||||||
Nurse | 237 | (94.4%) | 67.11 (19.04) | 65.77 (13.91) | 102.22 (16.50) | ||||||
Supervisor | 3 | (1.2%) | 50.33 (29.36) | 1.02 | 0.362 | 67.33 (2.30) | 0.295 | 0.748 | 83.66 (17.21) | 2.63 | 0.106 |
