Table 2.
Scores of scales with dimensions
| Scales | Range | Overall sample (N = 315) |
NRN with no experience (N = 178) |
NRN with experience (N = 137) |
t | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | ||||
| Positive coping | 12–36 | 27.26 | 4.79 | 27.24 | 4.83 | 27.30 | 4.75 | 0.116 | 0.908 |
| Negative coping | 0–20 | 8.19 | 3.82 | 8.28 | 3.93 | 8.08 | 3.69 | -0.448 | 0.654 |
| Mental health literacy (total) | 64–128 | 104.07 | 9.55 | 104.29 | 9.69 | 103.78 | 9.39 | -0.465 | 0.642 |
| Maintenance of positive mental health | 20–50 | 42.63 | 5.24 | 42.32 | 5.11 | 43.04 | 5.40 | 1.215 | 0.225 |
| Recognition of mental illness | 5–20 | 17.16 | 2.52 | 17.35 | 2.46 | 16.91 | 2.59 | -1.542 | 0.124 |
| Attitude to mental illness stigma | 8–30 | 19.85 | 3.85 | 19.85 | 4.20 | 19.85 | 3.36 | -0.004 | 0.997 |
| Help-seeking efficacy | 4–15 | 12.13 | 2.24 | 12.29 | 2.21 | 11.93 | 2.26 | -1.439 | 0.151 |
| Help-seeking attitude | 4–15 | 12.29 | 2.34 | 12.47 | 2.33 | 12.05 | 2.34 | -1.584 | 0.114 |
| Psychological capital | 71–144 | 113.07 | 14.96 | 112.60 | 14.83 | 113.69 | 15.16 | 0.641 | 0.522 |
| Self-efficacy | 16–36 | 28.40 | 4.63 | 28.75 | 4.50 | 27.94 | 4.78 | -1.534 | 0.126 |
| Hope | 12–36 | 28.37 | 4.59 | 28.33 | 4.11 | 28.42 | 4.78 | 0.162 | 0.871 |
| Resilience | 15–36 | 27.71 | 4.16 | 27.24 | 4.14 | 28.33 | 4.11 | 2.317 | 0.021 |
| Optimism | 19–36 | 28.59 | 3.86 | 29.00 | 3.84 | 28.28 | 3.86 | 1.656 | 0.099 |
NRN = Newly recruited nurses