Table 2. Multiple regression analysis for career maturity (N = 237).
| Career maturity | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | (95% CI) | ΔR2 | |
| Personal characteristics | 0.04 | ||
| Age | −0.01 | (−0.13, 0.11) | |
| Gender (to male) | 0.07 | (−0.05, 0.19) | |
| Pre-entry nursing experience (to yes) | 0.15* | (0.02, 0.27) | |
| Nurse in the family (to yes) | −0.02 | (−0.14, 0.10) | |
| Perceived economic climate before admission | 0.06 | (−0.06, 0.19) | |
| Job security as motivation to become a nurse | 0.07 *** | ||
| Job of a nurse is stable (Item 2 a) | −0.02 | (−0.15, 0.13) | |
| Job of a nurse is not affected by the economic climate (Item 3 b) | −0.29 *** | (−0.43, −0.14) | |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.11 | ||
* p < 0.05; *** p < 0.001. 95% CI, 95% confidence interval. a and b refer to Table 1.