Table 4.
Multiple regression model (only significant associations), regressing normative attitudes towards coercion on moral doubt, frequency of doubt and experience with coercion, leadership responsibility and profession (N = 328)a
| Offending | Care & Security | Treatment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B (SE) | Bèta | B (SE) | Bèta | B (SE) | Bèta | |
| Doing the right thing | .09 (.03) | .16** | ||||
| Own values/norms | −.11 (.06) | −.11~ | ||||
| What is right | .08 (.04) | .10~ | ||||
| Relative doubt | Reference group = frequency of doubt equal to frequency of experiencing coercion | |||||
| less than experience | −.00 (.07) | −.00 | ||||
| more than experience | .24 (.10) | .14** | ||||
| Leadership | −.15 (.08) | −.11~ | ||||
| Professionb | Reference group = nurse & related | |||||
| Psychologist | .34 (.12) | .17** | −.20 (.11) | −.11~ | −.31 (.14) | −.13* |
| Psychiatrist & related | .08 (.11) | .04 | −.04 (.11) | −.02 | −.02 (.14) | −.01 |
| Others | −.07 (.07) | −.05 | −.02 (.07) | −.01 | .04 (.09) | .02 |
| Adjusted R-square | .10** | .03* | .05** | |||
aOnly respondents with complete data were included. All models were adjusted for department/ward type and for reporting of two professions
bThe group ‘managers’ has been left out of this analyses due to small n (7)
~ = p < .10, * = p < .05, ** = p < .01