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. 2026 Mar 25;14:1805252. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1805252

Table 1.

Description and univariate analysis of adaptive performance among junior nurses (N = 988).

Variable N (%) Adaptive performance
M (SD)
t/F P
Gender 0.741a 0.460
Male 95 (9.6) 60.11 (14.34)
Female 893 (90.4) 58.98 (10.97)
Marital status −2.087a 0.037
Unmarried 744 (75.3) 58.66 (11.31)
Married 244 (24.7) 60.40 (11.30)
Highest level of nursing education 5.709b 0.003
Associate degree or less 550 (55.6) 60.10 (11.50)
Bachelor’s degree 428 (43.3) 57.72 (11.01)
Master’s degree or above 10 (1.1) 62.20 (10.04)
Hospital grade −0.252a 0.801
Grade III 879 (89.0) 59.06 (11.18)
Grade II 109 (11.0) 59.35 (12.52)
Years of experience 5.098b 0.006
6 months to 1 year 226 (22.9) 57.31 (11.62)
1 year to 3 years 416 (42.1) 58.98 (11.15)
3 years to 5 years 346 (35.0) 60.38 (11.22)
Average work hours per day 3.067a 0.002
≤8 h 379 (38.4) 60.49 (10.82)
>8 h 609 (61.6) 58.22 (11.56)
Average monthly income (RMB) <0.001b 1.000
<3,000 227 (23.0) 59.09 (12.10)
3,000–6,000 613 (62.0) 59.09 (11.29)
>6,000 148 (15.0) 59.07 (10.29)
Occupational exposure history −4.846a <0.001
Yes 377 (38.2) 56.89 (10.95)
No 611 (61.8) 60.45 (11.36)

at-value for independent samples t-test; bF-value for one-way ANOVA; M, mean; SD, standard deviation.