Table 3.
Demographic and characteristics by latent profile (N = 2569)
| Variables | Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | χ2/F | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, Mean (SD) | 19.76 (1.64) | 19.61 (1.43) | 19.59 (1.45) | 1.293 | 0.275 |
| Gender | 20.247 | < 0.001 | |||
| Male | 58 (2.26%) | 236 (9.19%) | 445 (17.32%) | ||
| Female | 175 (6.81%) | 732 (28.49%) | 923 (35.93%) | ||
| Ethnicity | 3.416 | 0.181 | |||
| Han | 224 (8.72%) | 950 (36.98%) | 1337 (52.04%) | ||
| Ethnic Minority | 9 (0.35%) | 18 (0.70%) | 31 (1.21%) | ||
| Grade | 26.123 | < 0.001 | |||
| First Grade | 118 (4.59%) | 503 (19.58%) | 824 (32.07%) | ||
| Second Grade | 94 (3.66%) | 397 (15.45%) | 454 (17.67%) | ||
| Third Grade | 17 (0.66%) | 54 (2.10%) | 76 (2.96%) | ||
| Forth Grade | 2 (0.08%) | 10 (0.39%) | 4 (0.16%) | ||
| Fifth Grade | 2 (0.08%) | 4 (0.16%) | 10 (0.39%) | ||
| Place of origin | |||||
| Urban | 58 (2.26%) | 220 (8.56%) | 378 (14.71%) | 7.226 | 0.027 |
| Rural | 175 (6.81%) | 748 (29.12%) | 990 (38.54%) | ||
| Education level | 10.723 | 0.097 | |||
| Junior college | 167 (6.50%) | 763 (29.70%) | 1004 (39.08%) | ||
| Bachelor’s | 51 (1.99%) | 161 (6.27%) | 205 (7.98%) | ||
| Master’s | 10 (0.39%) | 27 (1.05%) | 54 (2.10%) | ||
| Doctor’s | 5 (0.19%) | 17 (0.66%) | 15 (0.58%) | ||
| Political Appearance | 14.718 | 0.065 | |||
| Member of the Communist Party of China | 6 (0.23%) | 4 (0.16%) | 16 (0.62%) | ||
| Preparatory member of the Communist Party of China | 9 (0.35%) | 55 (2.14%) | 78 (3.04%) | ||
| Member of the Communist Youth League | 165 (6.42%) | 668 (26.00%) | 899 (34.99%) | ||
| General public | 52 (2.02%) | 238 (9.26%) | 371 (14.44%) | ||
| Others | 1 (0.04%) | 3 (0.12%) | 4 (0.16%) | ||
| Student leaders | 6.169 | 0.046 | |||
| Yes | 65 (2.53%) | 274 (10.67%) | 448 (17.44%) | ||
| No | 168 (6.54%) | 694 (27.01%) | 920 (35.81%) | ||
| Perceived Stress, Mean (SD) | 30.74 (4.40) | 30.46 (4.21) | 29.96 (6.86) | 3.118 | 0.044 |
| Perceived Social Support, Mean (SD) | 52.64 (12.14) | 59.11 (10.59) | 67.43 (14.00) | 207.742 | < 0.001 |
C1, low-low protective volunteer motivation
C2, general-high career values volunteer motivation
C3, high volunteer motivation