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. 2025 Oct 6;24:1237. doi: 10.1186/s12912-025-03887-z

Table 4.

Differences in structural empowerment, self-efficacy, and potential profile scores, mean ± sd

Item Total sample (n = 659) class1 (n = 269) Class2 (n = 37) class3 (n = 285) class4 (n = 68) F p LSD
Opportunity 9.09 ± 2.36 8.51 ± 1.84 6.81 ± 2.44 9.53 ± 2.19 10.82 ± 3.08 38.08 < 0.001

1 > 2, 3 > 1

4 > 1, 3 > 2

4 > 2, 4 > 3

Information 7.60 ± 2.68 7.01 ± 2.28 5.68 ± 2.29 7.95 ± 2.52 9.51 ± 3.52 26.60 < 0.001

1 > 2, 3 > 1

4 > 1, 3 > 2

4 > 2, 4 > 3

Support 8.50 ± 2.55 7.86 ± 2.01 5.95 ± 2.24 8.96 ± 2.37 10.46 ± 3.33 40.74 < 0.001

1 > 2, 3 > 1

4 > 1, 3 > 2

4 > 2, 4 > 3

Resources 8.93 ± 2.39 8.35 ± 1.93 6.30 ± 2.23 9.27 ± 2.08 11.24 ± 3.00 53.68 < 0.001

1 > 2, 3 > 1

4 > 1, 3 > 2

4 > 2, 4 > 3

Formal empowerment 8.61 ± 2.53 7.91 ± 1.96 5.95 ± 2.32 9.06 ± 2.25 10.88 ± 3.36 51.30 < 0.001

1 > 2, 3 > 1

4 > 1, 3 > 2

4 > 2, 4 > 3

Informal empowerment 11.68 ± 3.10 10.74 ± 2.38 8.62 ± 2.93 12.37 ± 2.75 14.22 ± 4.25 48.78 < 0.001

1 > 2, 3 > 1

4 > 1, 3 > 2

4 > 2, 4 > 3

Self efficacy 24.25 ± 6.30 21.69 ± 4.89 18.46 ± 5.23 25.43 ± 5.46 32.56 ± 5.73 97.83 < 0.001

1 > 2, 3 > 1

4 > 1, 3 > 2

4 > 2, 4 > 3