Table 1.

Demographic and professional characteristic differences in scores of work engagement

Characteristics	N(%)	work engagement (M ± SD)	P value
Gender			0.817
Male	19(3.2)	42.05 ± 10.39
Female	581(96.8)	42.50 ± 8.26
Age			< 0.001
20–30	216(36.0)	40.48 ± 8.50
31–40	262(43.7)	42.79 ± 8.08
41–50	105(17.5)	45.27 ± 7.70
Over 51 years old	17(2.8)	46.18 ± 7.18
Only Children			0.156
Yes	74(12.3)	41.20 ± 8.80
No	526(87.7)	42.67 ± 8.25
Education level			0.515
College degree	95(15.8)	41.65 ± 8.75
Bachelor degree	495(82.5)	42.62 ± 8.19
Master degree or above	10(1.7)	43.80 ± 10.76
Labor relationship with the hospital			0.374
Authorized strength	13(2.2)	41.23 ± 4.94
Contract employee	426(71.0)	42.24 ± 8.53
Service Dispatching(Third Party)	161(26.8)	43.24 ± 7.94
Is there a nursing role model you admire?			0.128
Yes	533(88.8)	42.64 ± 8.48
No	67(11.2)	41.24 ± 6.86
Whether your family supports your clinical nursing work?			< 0.001
Yes	521(86.8)	43.26 ± 8.18
No	79(13.2)	37.35 ± 7.39