TABLE 2.
Characteristics of the participants and mean scale scores (n = 389)
| Characteristics | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 29.47 | 5.886 |
| Number of Years in Nursing Profession | 6.85 | 5.838 |
| Perceived Organizational Obstruction Scale score | 20.0746 | 8.06079 |
| Nursing Professional Commitment Scale score | 71.2057 | 11.94376 |
| Categories | N | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 325 | 83.5 |
| Male | 64 | 16.5 | |
| Education | High School | 40 | 10.3 |
| Associate degree | 33 | 8.5 | |
| Undergraduate degree | 278 | 71.5 | |
| Postgraduate | 38 | 9.8 | |
| Job satisfaction | Low | 84 | 21.6 |
| Moderate | 249 | 64.0 | |
| High | 56 | 14.4 | |
| Family support | Low | 166 | 42.7 |
| Moderate | 193 | 49.6 | |
| High | 30 | 7.7 | |
| Intention to leave the job | Yes | 116 | 29.8 |
| No | 273 | 70.2 | |
| Choice of profession | Willingly | 258 | 66.3 |
| Not willingly | 131 | 33.7 | |
| Professional association membership | Yes | 99 | 25.4 |
| No | 290 | 74.6 |