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. 2025 May 12;24:506. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-03156-z

Table 1.

Comparison of psychological capital scores of nurses’ second victims with different general data (X ± SD, n = 423)

Item Category Frequency(%) Psychological capital score Statistical value P Post-hoc
Hospital level Tertiary hospitals 221(52.20) 87.03 ± 15.35 9.359a 0.002 -
Secondary hospitals 202(47.80) 91.42 ± 14.00
Departments ①Internal medicine 158(37.40) 86.51 ± 15.52 43.645c <0.001

⑩>①

⑨>①

⑩>⑧

⑩>②

⑦>⑧

⑨>⑧

②Surgery 50(11.80) 85.58 ± 15.88
③Gynecology 16(3.80) 93.44 ± 7.61
④Pediatrics 19(4.50) 93.26 ± 10.50
⑤Intensive care unit 27(6.40) 91.85 ± 12.45
⑥Emergency Department 19(4.50) 92.26 ± 13.31
⑦Operating room 46(10.90) 91.74 ± 12.02
⑧Oncology departments 30(7.10) 79.37 ± 16.33
⑨Department of Infectious Diseases 27(6.40) 95.52 ± 12.34
⑩Other 31(7.30) 93.16 ± 12.33
Gender Male 22(5.20) 90.23 ± 13.62 0.127a 0.722 -
Female 401(94.80) 89.07 ± 14.93
Age ①≤25 37(8.70) 87.65 ± 16.55 19.444c 0.003 ⑦>②
②26 ~ 30 149(35.20) 86.47 ± 14.61
③31 ~ 35 96(22.70) 89.17 ± 15.70
④36 ~ 40 81(19.10) 90.06 ± 15.38
⑤41 ~ 45 25(5.90) 91.68 ± 10.92
⑥46 ~ 50 20(4.70) 96.30 ± 8.18
⑦≥51 15(3.50) 100.07 ± 8.61
Initial education ①Technical secondary school 77(18.20) 93.74 ± 11.89 11.376c 0.010 ①>③
②Junior colleges 200(47.30) 89.15 ± 14.96
③Undergraduate 145(34.30) 86.57 ± 15.63
④Master’s degree or above 1(0.20) 100.00 ± 0.00
Highest education ①Junior colleges 57(13.50) 90.32 ± 17.22 0.775b 0.461 -
②Undergraduate 359(84.90) 88.83 ± 14.53
③Master’s degree or above 7(1.70) 94.86 ± 10.40
Professional title ①nurse 59(13.90) 88.63 ± 15.07 7.929c 0.047 -
②Primary nurse 183(43.30) 87.36 ± 15.82
③Intermediate nurse 162(38.30) 90.56 ± 14.02
④Deputy Chief Nurse and above 19(4.50) 95.47 ± 7.86
Marital status ①Unmarried 76(18.00) 83.61 ± 17.59 11.216c 0.004 ②>①
②Married 341(80.60) 90.37 ± 13.91
③Divorce 6(1.40) 88.33 ± 16.23
Number of children. ①0 116(27.40) 84.56 ± 16.51 14.937c 0.002

②>①

③>①

②1 173(40.90) 91.07 ± 13.15
③2 131(31.00) 90.63 ± 14.70
④≥3 3(0.70) 88.00 ± 17.06
Employment form ①Career establishment 80(18.90) 93.68 ± 13.74 5.042b 0.007

①>②

①>③

②Contract employment 319(75.40) 88.24 ± 15.08
③Personnel Agency 24(5.70) 85.71 ± 12.72
Number of night shifts per month ①0 64(15.10) 92.13 ± 11.47 16.181c 0.003 ②>③
②1 ~ 3 53(12.50) 93.72 ± 11.27
③4 ~ 6 159(37.60) 85.55 ± 16.34
④7 ~ 9 119(28.10) 89.35 ± 14.79
⑤≥10 28(6.60) 92.93 ± 15.04

Working years

(year)

①1 ~ 3 61(14.40) 85.92 ± 16.67 18.146c <0.001

④>①

④>②

④>③

②4 ~ 10 177(41.80) 88.27 ± 13.89
③11 ~ 20 138(32.60) 88.79 ± 15.88
④≥20 47(11.10) 97.51 ± 9.18

Monthly income

(RMB/monthly)

①<4999 146(34.52) 88.86 ± 15.46 2.488b 0.060 -
②5000 ~ 7999 147(34.75) 90.65 ± 13.50
③8000 ~ 14,999 128(30.26) 82.82 ± 15.27
④≥15,000 2(0.47) 98.00 ± 2.83

a: T-test of two independent samples, t-value; b: ANOVA, F-value, Post-hoc: LSD

c: Kruskal-Wall test, H-value, Post-hoc: all pairwise tests