Table 2.

Comparison of workplace bullying perpetration by participants' characteristics (N = 287).

Characteristics	Categories	Workplace bullying perpetration
		M (SD)	t/F	p
Sex	Female	40.40 (15.02)	0.56	0.575
	Male	38.27 (15.73)
Marital status	Single	38.43 (15.83)	0.04	0.966
	Married	38.35 (15.46)
Religion	No	35.52 (14.04)	3.47	0.001
	Yes	41.83 (16.83)
Educational level	3-year college (a)	43.59 (18.11)	2.55	0.080
	Bachelor's degree (b)	37.43 (14.71)
	Master's degree (c)	39.50 (19.05)
Position	Staff nurse	38.54 (15.55)	0.34	0.732
	≥ Charge nurse	37.67 (16.46)
Subjective health status	Poor	46.54 (17.96)	3.54	0.001
	Good	36.77 (14.67)
Antibullying education	No	36.70 (14.11)	1.88	0.061
	Yes	40.19 (17.03)
Previous workplace bullying victimization	No	35.52 (13.24)	5.27	< 0.001
	Yes	49.32 (19.13)

Note: M = mean.

Abbreviation: SD = standard deviation.