Table 5.

Correlations with the Choice of the Path (N = 40).

Variable	Choice of training course	p value
Sociodemographic characteristics of the student
University site	−0.357**	0.024
Age	−0.004	0.978
Gender	0.161	0.320
High School educational level and type	0.174	0.283
Place of residence	−0.175	0.281
Working student	−0.143	0.378
Internal and External motivations
Desire for professional growth	0.150	0.355
Followed Models and/or family advices	0.446*	0.004
Experiences as caregiver in the family	0.271	0.091
Desire to have new experiences	0.271	0.091
Desire for contact with people	0.271	0.091
Job opportunity	−0.218**	0.000
Previous experience in healthcare	0.208	0.197
Passion for the healthcare sector	0.593**	0.000
Curiosity for the health sector	0.474**	0.002
Desire to help others	0.513**	0.001
Family and social influences
Family-choice guide	0.404*	0.010
Professional nurse acquaintances	0.302	0.058
Social media	0.033	0.841
Previous experience in health care or of illness	0.225	0.162
Student beliefs and opinions
The nurse is: a person able to help people	−0.081	0.620
The nurse is: a good person	0.081	0.620
The nurse is: responsible for patient care	−0.513**	0.001
The nurse is: an empathic person	0.043	0.793
The nurse is: a person who works to reach the end of month	−0.011	0.944
The nurse is: a person who works with the healthcare team	−0.095	0.561
The nurse is: a person who is passionate about his work	0.175	0.281
The nurse is: a figure not valued enough	−0.168	0.299
Opportunity to pursue a nursing career	0.246	0.126
Future student projects
Intention to continue in studies	0.271	0.091
Preferred work setting	−0.003	0.984

Note: The correlation values refer to point biserial scores for the dummy variables; p values refer to analysis of variance tests, in bold are the significant effects.