TABLE 1.
Characteristics of participants and levels of HWE, PsyCap, and WE among ICU nurses.
| Variables | Health work environment | Psychological capital | Work engagement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ± SD | t/F | M ± SD | t/F | M ± SD | t/F | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male (18.9%) | 3.69 ± 0.73 | −0.205 | 4.97 ± 1.02 | 3.362** | 4.08 ± 1.57 | 1.366 |
| Female (81.1%) | 3.70 ± 0.68 | 4.64 ± 0.80 | 3.88 ± 1.47 | |||
| Age group, year | ||||||
| ≤ 25 (21.0%) | 3.92 ± 0.62 | 5.306** | 4.86 ± 0.86 | 1.708 | 4.53 ± 1.34 | 8.351** |
| 26–30 (45.0%) | 3.66 ± 0.69 | 4.69 ± 0.87 | 3.81 ± 1.51 | |||
| 31–35 (22.2%) | 3.57 ± 0.69 | 4.62 ± 0.85 | 3.66 ± 1.44 | |||
| 36–40 (8.2%) | 3.69 ± 0.77 | 4.62 ± 0.77 | 3.67 ± 1.44 | |||
| ≥41 (3.6%) | 3.72 ± 0.62 | 4.71 ± 0.73 | 3.74 ± 1.32 | |||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married (57.1%) | 3.64 ± 0.72 | −2.663** | 4.68 ± 0.84 | −0.933 | 3.76 ± 1.50 | −3.042** |
| Single (42.9%) | 3.78 ± 0.64 | 4.74 ± 0.87 | 4.11 ± 1.44 | |||
| Employment | ||||||
| Permanent (24.6%) | 3.71 ± 0.71 | 0.130 | 4.60 ± 0.79 | −1.731 | 3.63 ± 1.45 | −2.852** |
| Contract or Others (75.4%) | 3.70 ± 0.68 | 4.73 ± 0.87 | 4.01 ± 1.48 | |||
| Length of work experience | ||||||
| ≤ 5 (52.0%) | 3.81 ± 0.66 | 4.481** | 4.79 ± 0.89 | 2.084 | 4.16 ± 1.46 | 5.116** |
| 6–10 (27.0%) | 3.57 ± 0.69 | 4.60 ± 0.78 | 3.61 ± 1.46 | |||
| 11–15 (14.2%) | 3.59 ± 0.73 | 4.64 ± 0.87 | 3.69 ± 1.48 | |||
| 16–20 (4.3%) | 3.63 ± 0.68 | 4.53 ± 0.74 | 3.75 ± 1.50 | |||
| ≥21 (2.5%) | 3.74 ± 0.69 | 4.76 ± 0.80 | 3.78 ± 1.33 | |||
| Education level | ||||||
| Profession school (21.8%) | 3.92 ± 0.72 | 11.524** | 4.72 ± 0.93 | 1.439 | 4.01 ± 1.58 | 0.786 |
| Junior college (76.6%) | 3.65 ± 0.67 | 4.71 ± 0.83 | 3.90 ± 1.46 | |||
| College or above (1.6%) | 3.24 ± 0.69 | 4.27 ± 0.84 | 3.48 ± 1.08 | |||
| Job title | ||||||
| Nurse (34.6%) | 3.85 ± 0.68 | 6.020** | 4.74 ± 0.93 | 0.629 | 4.21 ± 1.47 | 4.860** |
| Junior Nurse (40.8%) | 3.61 ± 0.68 | 4.69 ± 0.85 | 3.72 ± 1.51 | |||
| Nurse in charge (23.4%) | 3.64 ± 0.69 | 4.66 ± 0.74 | 3.81 ± 1.41 | |||
| Deputy Chief Nurse or above (1.2%) | 3.85 ± 0.58 | 5.00 ± 0.77 | 4.06 ± 0.93 | |||
| Hospital grade | ||||||
| Grade III A (63.3%) | 3.57 ± 0.65 | 17.530** | 4.75 ± 0.91 | 1.755 | 3.98 ± 1.47 | 1.080 |
| Grade III B (19.8%) | 3.89 ± 0.71 | 4.63 ± 0.76 | 3.88 ± 1.49 | |||
| Grade II A (16.4%) | 4.01 ± 0.67 | 4.62 ± 0.72 | 3.79 ± 1.55 | |||
| Grade III B (0.4%) | 3.39 ± 0.53 | 4.05 ± 1.39 | 4.76 ± 1.11 | |||
| Health work environment | 3.70 ± 0.69 | |||||
| Psychological capital | 4.70 ± 0.85 | |||||
| Work engagement | 3.91 ± 1.48 | |||||
Abbreviations: HWE, Health work environment; PsyCap, Psychological capital; WE, Work engagement.
**p < 0.01.