Table 2.
Distribution of eight groups (defined by emotional demands/social support from supervisors and emotional demands/social support from colleagues) according to general characteristics (N = 117).
| Characteristics/Categories | Emotional Demands/Social Support from Supervisors | Emotional Demands/Social Support from Colleagues | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHs (n = 17) | LLs (n = 33) | HHs (n = 18) | HLs (n = 49) | Total | LHc (n = 18) | LLc (n = 32) | HHc (n = 28) | HLc (n = 39) | Total | |
| n(%) | n(%) | |||||||||
| Unit type | ||||||||||
| Medical ward | 2 (11.8) | 3 (9.1) | 4 (22.2) | 18 (36.7) | 27 (23.1) | 1 (5.6) | 4 (12.5) | 7 (25.0) | 15 (38.5) | 27 (23.1) |
| Surgical ward | 5 (29.4) | 8 (24.2) | 7 (38.9) | 10 (20.4) | 30 (25.6) | 3 (16.7) | 10 (31.1) | 7 (25.0) | 10 (25.6) | 30 (25.6) |
| Intensive care unit | 7 (41.2) | 12 (36.4) | 4 (22.2) | 7 (14.3) | 30 (25.6) | 10 (55.6) | 9 (28.1) | 5 (17.9) | 6 (15.4) | 30 (25.6) |
| Emergency room | 3 (17.7) | 10 (30.3) | 3 (16.7) | 14 (28.6) | 30 (25.6) | 4 (22.2) | 9 (28.1) | 9 (32.1) | 8 (20.5) | 30 (25.6) |
| Age (years) | ||||||||||
| 22–24 | 12 (70.6) | 9 (27.3) | 7 (38.9) | 17 (34.7) | 45 (38.5) | 10 (55.6) | 11 (34.4) | 10 (35.7) | 14 (35.9) | 45 (38.5) |
| 25–27 | 4 (23.5) | 13 (39.4) | 7 (38.9) | 16 (32.7) | 40 (34.2) | 6 (33.3) | 11 (34.4) | 10 (35.7) | 13 (33.3) | 40 (34.2) |
| ≥28 | 1 (5.9) | 11 (33.3) | 4 (22.2) | 16 (32.7) | 32 (27.4) | 2 (11.1) | 10 (31.3) | 8 (28.6) | 12 (30.8) | 32 (27.4) |
| Education | ||||||||||
| Associate’s degree | 3 (17.7) | 3 (9.1) | 3 (16.7) | 8 (16.3) | 17 (14.5) | 0 (0) | 6 (18.8) | 4 (14.3) | 7 (18.0) | 17 (14.5) |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 14 (82.4) | 30 (90.9) | 15 (83.3) | 41 (83.7) | 100 (85.5) | 18 (100.0) | 26 (81.3) | 24 (85.7) | 32 (82.1) | 100 (85.5) |
| Duration of unit experience (years) | ||||||||||
| <1 | 12 (70.6) | 11 (33.3) | 6 (33.3) | 8 (16.3) | 37 (31.6) | 11 (61.1) | 12 (37.5) | 5 (17.9) | 9 (23.1) | 37 (31.6) |
| 1–2 | 4 (23.5) | 12 (36.4) | 8 (44.4) | 19 (38.8) | 43 (36.8) | 5 (27.8) | 11 (34.4) | 14 (50.0) | 13 (33.3) | 43 (36.8) |
| ≥3 | 1 (5.9) | 10 (30.3) | 4 (22.2) | 22 (31.6) | 37 (31.6) | 2 (11.1) | 9 (28.1) | 9 (32.1) | 17 (43.6) | 37 (31.6) |
Note: The LHs, LLs, HHs, and HLs groups were categorized by the level (high vs. low) of emotional demands and social support from supervisors. The LHc, LLc, HHc, and HLc groups were categorized by the level (high vs. low) of emotional demands and social support from colleagues.