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. 2025 Feb 17;24:178. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-02770-1

Table 3.

Comparison of work engagement scores of nurses with different characteristics (n = 1660)

Item Number Score (x ± s) F P
Your gender male 72 33.83 ± 5.426 0.006 0.938
female 1588 33.77 ± 6.715
Age Group  ≤ 25 112 33.68 ± 5.36 14.787  < 0.001
26 ~ 35 908 33.07 ± 6.64
36 ~ 45 528 34.26 ± 6.80
 ≥ 46 112 37.25 ± 6.48
Your marital status unmarried 328 32.77 ± 6.68 2.807 0.903
Be married 1316 34.09 ± 6.62
divorce 16 28 ± 5.11
Your final education Technical secondary school 4 32.77 ± 6.68 2.16 0.91
Junior college 40 35 ± 2.08
Undergraduate course 1552 33.71 ± 6.80
Master's degree or above 64 34.19 ± 4.92
Years of working experience  ≤ 2 years 92 32.91 ± 4.94 15.849  < 0.001
2 ~ 5 years 284 34.15 ± 6.46
6 ~ 10 years 496 32.23 ± 6.83
11 ~ 20 years 568 34.11 ± 6.72
 ≥ 20 years 220 36.25 ± 6.35
Your title Nurse 124 34.16 ± 5.77 13.75  < 0.001
Nurse practitioner 512 32.28 ± 7.44
Supervisor nurse 976 34.39 ± 6.17
Deputy chief nurse 48 36.08 ± 7.80
the nature of one's job Contract system 1328 33.41 ± 6.83 3.233 0.051
Formal establishment 328 35.32 ± 5.68
other 4 33.77 ± 6.67
Rotation of whether in the psychiatric department Yes 88 33.77 ± 6.67 1.034 0.918
No 1572 33.65 ± 6.7
Your birthplace city 112 33.79 ± 6.77 0.002 0.961
village 253 33.77 ± 6.63
Daily available study time  ≤ 1 h 732 32.81 ± 6.74 16.829  < 0.001
1 ~ 2 h 772 34.66 ± 6.69
3 ~ 4 h 112 32.39 ± 4.39
 ≥ 4 h 44 37.73 ± 6.83
Do you have a psychologist/psychotherapist certificate? Yes 80 36.7 ± 5.38 5.01  < 0.001
No 1580 33.63 ± 6.70
Have you received any psychological training? Yes 552 35.53 ± 5.81 8.168  < 0.001
No 1108 32.9 ± 6.90