Table 1.

General Information on Nursing Master’s students in study (n = 262, cases, %)

Variables		Frequency (cases)	Percentage (%)
Grade
	First-year graduate student	89	33.97
	Second-year graduate student	83	31.68
	Third-year graduate student	90	34.35
Residence
	Rural	121	46.18
	Urban	141	53.82
Gender
	Male	32	12.21
	Female	230	87.79
Admission Type
	UEPP	170	64.89
	RAPP	92	35.11
Master’s degree type
	Academic Master’s Degree	102	38.93
	Professional Master’s Degree	160	61.07
Learning methods
	Part-time study	116	44.27
	Full-time study	146	55.73
Whether to serve as a student cadre
	Yes	97	37.02
	No	165	62.98
University type
	985/211/ Double First-Class University	187	71.37
	Regular school	75	28.63
Reasons for choosing nursing major
	Voluntary choice	135	51.53
	Being reassigned	39	14.89
	Others’ advice	88	33.59
Whether to participate in supervisor projects
	Yes	111	42.37
	No	151	57.63
Weekly communication frequency with the supervisor
	< 3	182	69.47
	3~5	45	17.18
	≥ 6	35	13.36
Academic/work/study pressure
	mild	58	22.14
	moderate	137	52.29
	severe	67	25.57
Family financial status
	good	50	19.08
	average	194	74.05
	poor	18	6.87
Father’s occupation
	employee of a state-owned or private enterprise	81	30.91
	business owner	40	15.27
	farmer/laborer/social service worker, etc.	111	42.37
	retired/unemployed	30	11.45
Mother’s occupation
	employee of a state-owned or private enterprise	68	25.95
	business owner	29	11.07
	farmer/laborer/social service worker, etc.	100	38.17
	retired/unemployed	65	24.81
Father’s education background
	Junior high school or below	103	39.31
	High school/Vocational school	106	40.46
	Bachelor’s degree or above	53	20.23
Mother’s education background
	Junior high school or below	123	46.94
	High school/Vocational school	81	30.92
	Bachelor’s degree or above	58	22.14