Table 4.

Comparison of Professional Identity Score of Male Nurses and Male Nursing Students With Different Demographic Features.

Factors	Category	Number	Career Choice Motive	Career Perception	Emotion Identity	Satisfaction	Career Planning	Profession Identity
The only child	Yes	61	3.59 ± 0.68	3.67 ± 0.95	3.39 ± 0.89	3.43 ± 0.91	3.63 ± 0.85	3.52 ± 0.74
	No	199	3.53 ± 0.61	3.65 ± 0.94	3.49 ± 0.86	3.46 ± 0.84	3.62 ± 0.81	3.54 ± 0.7
		t	0.803	0.108	−0.953	−0.302	0.091	−0.211
		p	.422	.914	.341	.763	.927	.833
Father’s education	Primary school	96	3.54 ± 0.68	3.69 ± 0.91	3.48 ± 0.82	3.47 ± 0.81	3.59 ± 0.79	3.54 ± 0.65
	Middle school	152	3.51 ± 0.63	3.66 ± 0.91	3.44 ± 0.87	3.43 ± 0.86	3.61 ± 0.83	3.51 ± 0.71
	College or above	23	3.7 ± 0.73	3.58 ± 1.17	3.53 ± 0.99	3.52 ± 0.97	3.77 ± 0.87	3.61 ± 0.82
		t	1.572	0.241	0.257	0.232	0.821	0.383
		p	.219	.783	.771	.793	.436	.681
Mother’s education	Primary school	97	3.586 ± 0.63	3.63 ± 0.94	3.44 ± 0.83	3.43 ± 0.79	3.61 ± 0.81	3.51 ± 0.66
	Middle school	162	3.586 ± 0.63	3.7 ± 0.92	3.48 ± 0.86	3.46 ± 0.88	3.63 ± 0.82	3.55 ± 0.72
	College or above	12	3.47 ± 0.61	3.53 ± 1.1	3.45 ± 1.09	3.55 ± 1.06	3.61 ± 0.95	3.52 ± 0.89
		t	0.621	0.558	0.101	0.283	0.036	0.179
		p	.536	.571	.904	.754	.965	.836
Family residence	Rural	191	3.54 ± 0.58	3.69 ± 0.85	3.53 ± 0.77	3.51 ± 0.78	3.61 ± 0.75	3.63 ± 0.74
	City	69	3.42 ± 0.51	3.43 ± 0.91	3.28 ± 0.74	3.28 ± 0.71	3.43 ± 0.69	3.42 ± 0.65
		t	2.527	2.533	2.942	2.595	1.973	2.985
		p	.011	.012	.004	.011	.043	.003
Relatives in medical service	Yes	191	3.55 ± 0.64	3.72 ± 0.91	3.51 ± 0.86	3.49 ± 0.84	3.64 ± 0.83	3.56 ± 0.71
	No	69	3.33 ± 0.61	3.38 ± 1.02	3.29 ± 0.89	3.28 ± 0.93	3.56 ± 0.81	3.39 ± 0.71
		t	2.244	2.778	2.84	2.874	0.679	2.781
		p	.022	.006	.000	.000	.497	.000
Whether attend off-campus nursing-related activities during holidays	Yes	190	3.55 ± 0.64	3.72 ± 0.91	3.51 ± 0.86	3.49 ± 0.84	3.64 ± 0.83	3.56 ± 0.71
	No	70	3.33 ± 0.61	3.38 ± 1.02	3.29 ± 0.89	3.28 ± 0.93	3.56 ± 0.81	3.39 ± 0.71
		t	2.244	2.778	2.84	2.874	0.679	2.781
		p	.022	.006	.000	.000	.497	.000
Whether attend lectures or activities tailored for males at school or in hospital	Yes	40	3.54 ± 0.58	3.69 ± 0.85	3.53 ± 0.77	3.51 ± 0.78	3.61 ± 0.75	3.63 ± 0.74
	No	220	3.42 ± 0.51	3.43 ± 0.91	3.28 ± 0.74	3.28 ± 0.71	3.43 ± 0.69	3.42 ± 0.65
		t	2.527	2.533	2.942	2.595	1.973	2.985
		p	.011	.012	.004	.011	.043	.003
Whether attend any courses related to professional identity at school or in hospital	Yes	202	3.49 ± 0.61	3.66 ± 0.94	3.46 ± 0.95	3.48 ± 0.92	3.62 ± 0.86	3.53 ± 0.76
	No	58	3.42 ± 0.63	3.53 ± 0.91	3.28 ± 0.84	3.28 ± 0.83	3.44 ± 0.72	3.33 ± 0.61
		t	2.263	2.623	2.229	2.484	2.162	2.378
		p	.026	.000	.032	.000	.041	.038