Table 5.

Analysis of variance (One way ANOVA) of attitudes toward nursing research (n = 220).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Mean ± SD	F-value	p-Value
Age groups (years)	20–30	35	180.6 ± 18.05	23.05	<0.001
	31–40	103	160.4 ± 32.85
	41–50	48	125.2 ± 44.31
	51–60	29	111.7 ± 45.51
	>60	5	159.4 ± 10.78
Marital status	Single	41	155.9 ± 45.47	0.49	0.69
	Married	175	147.8 ± 41.71
	Divorced	3	160.3 ± 15.04
	Widowed	1	–
Nurses place of employment	MOH	75	149.69 ± 40.7	0.51	0.732
	RMS	52	147.19 ± 47.66
	University hospitals	42	148.64 ± 41.24
	Jordanian hospitals	32	158.13 ± 28.64
	Private hospitals	19	142.53 ± 53.24
Years of experience	0–20	91	164.68 ± 31.5	31.08	<0.001
	21–30	90	151.87 ± 38.9
	>30	39	108.67 ± 45.3
Job responsibilities	Staff nurse	78	169.38 ± 26.79	25.88	<0.001
	Charge nurse	47	139.6 8 ± 44.99
	Unit coordinator	25	120.12 ± 46.90
	Manager/director	20	95.35 ± 41.50
	Educator	50	164.10 ± 24.05
When did they take a research course?	Baccalaureate degree	152	142.78 ± 47.37	3.39	0.01
	Master’s degree	33	161.36 ± 22.33
	PhD degree	14	169.93 ± 21.33
	In-service education	5	167.20 ± 14.96
	did not take any course	16	165.56 ± 16.06

SD not calculated for groups with n = 1.