Table 2. Overseas qualified nurses’ immigration-specific stress by sociodemographic characteristics.
| Attribute | 1. Loss | 2. Not at home | 3. Occupation | 4. Novelty | 5. Language | 6. Discrimination |
| Age | ||||||
| 20s (n=91) | 3.07 (0.90) | 3.95 (1.11) | 3.17 (0.82) | 4.24 (0.75) | 3.40 (0.92) | 2.92 (0.83) |
| ≥30s (n=123) | 2.84 (0.87) | 3.21 (1.07) | 2.95 (0.92) | 3.88 (0.80) | 3.19 (0.98) | 2.73 (0.89) |
| p1 | 0.111 | <0.001 | 0.115 | 0.002 | 0.080 | 0.093 |
| Nationality | ||||||
| East Asia (n=168) | 2.86 (0.89) | 3.63 (1.14) | 3.01 (0.88) | 4.03 (0.80) | 3.17 (0.94) | 2.76 (0.84) |
| Southeast Asia (n=46) | 3.18 (0.85) | 3.14 (1.09) | 3.17 (0.89) | 4.05 (0.83) | 3.67 (0.95) | 3.00 (0.97) |
| p2 | 0.030 | 0.009 | 0.275 | 0.731 | 0.002 | 0.162 |
| Educational level | ||||||
| Vocational school/junior college (n=68) | 3.06 (0.94) | 3.68 (1.22) | 3.05 (0.91) | 4.19 (0.75) | 3.44 (0.85) | 2.93 (0.82) |
| University or higher (n=146) | 2.88 (0.86) | 3.45 (1.10) | 3.04 (0.87) | 3.96 (0.81) | 3.20 (1.00) | 2.76 (0.89) |
| p3 | 0.204 | 0.228 | 0.881 | 0.044 | 0.103 | 0.167 |
| Residential condition in Japan | ||||||
| Alone (n=124) | 3.00 (0.91) | 3.75 (1.16) | 3.13 (0.89) | 4.18 (0.77) | 3.35 (0.98) | 2.89 (0.90) |
| With others (n=90) | 2.84 (0.85) | 3.20 (1.05) | 2.93 (0.86) | 3.83 (0.80) | 3.18 (0.93) | 2.71 (0.82) |
| p4 | 0.165 | <0.001 | 0.120 | 0.003 | 0.171 | 0.207 |
| Qualification years in Japan | ||||||
| <3 (n=60) | 3.23 (0.82) | 3.68 (1.13) | 3.16 (0.83) | 4.19 (0.73) | 3.62 (0.80) | 2.99 (0.86) |
| 3–5 (n=85) | 2.97 (0.90) | 3.80 (1.24) | 3.24 (0.85) | 4.12 (0.76) | 3.34 (0.98) | 2.92 (0.84) |
| >5 (n=69) | 2.64 (0.85) | 3.04 (0.86) | 2.70 (0.87) | 3.79 (0.86) | 2.91 (0.94) | 2.52 (0.85) |
| p5 | 0.001 | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.018 | <0.001 | 0.003 |
| Experience in the current setting (years) | ||||||
| <3 (n=110) | 3.12 (0.88) | 3.62 (1.11) | 3.10 (0.90) | 4.16 (0.72) | 3.34 (0.96) | 2.81 (0.86) |
| 3–5 (n=72) | 2.74 (0.79) | 3.59 (1.27) | 3.10 (0.88) | 4.01 (0.89) | 3.27 (0.97) | 2.92 (0.88) |
| >5 (n=32) | 2.73 (1.01) | 3.03 (0.82) | 2.74 (0.82) | 3.63 (0.74) | 3.07 (0.93) | 2.58 (0.86) |
| p6 | 0.015 | 0.052 | 0.178 | 0.003 | 0.314 | 0.179 |
| Total (n=214) | 2.93 (0.89) | 3.52 (1.14) | 3.04 (0.88) | 4.03 (0.80) | 3.28 (0.96) | 2.81 (0.87) |
Mean (SD), ranging from 1.00 to 6.00.
p1–p6: Significance level between groups using the Mann–Whitney test (for two groups) or Kruskal–Wallis test (for three groups).