Table 6.

Comparison of presence of perception of damage from harmful rumors and psychiatric symptoms and intention to resign.

	I do not feel it at all (N = 7)		I hardly feel it at all (N = 25)		I sometimes feel it (N = 16)		I feel it a lot (N = 6)
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	F	P
PTSD
PTSD	5.29	5.25	17.44	15.02	19.31	13.34	32.67	26.49	3.48	∗
Intrusion symptoms	2.57	2.15	6.92	5.86	7.59	5.43	13.00	9.70	3.38	∗
Avoidance symptoms	1.43	2.94	5.96	5.45	5.18	5.09	10.83	10.05	2.96	∗
hyper-arousal	1.29	1.38	4.68	4.16	6.00	4.35	8.83	7.19	3.49	†
Depression
Depression	1.86	1.95	5.44	5.59	8.53	4.87	5.80	3.56	3.10	∗
Anxiety
Anxiety	0.57	0.79	4.79	4.32	8.06	5.62	5.67	4.97	4.59	†
Burnout
Exhaustion	9.86	7.90	16.19	7.75	16.59	9.43	18.50	9.89	1.40	n.s.
Cynicism	3.86	3.76	9.12	6.99	10.19	7.82	15.17	3.92	3.15	∗
Professional efficacy	11.71	12.91	10.28	7.59	9.31	6.57	12.80	3.96	0.32	n.s.
Intention to Resign
I want to quit being a nurse	2.86	1.21	2.65	1.23	3.18	0.95	3.83	1.17	2.01	n.s.
I want to change hospitals/wards	3.29	1.38	2.88	1.45	2.71	1.45	3.83	1.33	1.06	n.s.
I want to continue working as a nurse	3.86	1.07	3.42	1.17	2.82	1.13	3.00	1.26	1.70	n.s.