Table 1.
General demographic characteristics of the nursing interns.
| Demographic characteristics | Group | Number of people (%) | Stressor score | P |
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| Age (years) | 20∼25 | 104 (78.79) | 110.94 (30.87) | 0.379 |
| 25∼30 | 28 (21.21) | 105.96 (27.56) | ||
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| Gender | Male | 25 (18.94) | 98.48 (25.46) | 0.035 |
| Female | 107 (81.06) | 112.55 (30.66) | ||
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| Education | Associate's degree | 54 (40.91) | 108.07 (29.95) | 0.036 |
| Bachelor's degree | 74 (56.06) | 112.03 (30.81) | ||
| Master's degree | 4 (3.03) | 94.75 (17.46) | ||
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| Only child | Yes | 43 (32.58) | 105.42 (33.34) | 0.223 |
| No | 89 (67.42) | 112.04 (28.45) | ||
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| Class cadre | Yes | 43 (32.58) | 104.67 (29.11) | 0.257 |
| No | 89 (67.42) | 112.40 (30.50) | ||
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| Clinical practice time | ≤3 | 3 (2.27) | 97.00 (20.66) | 0.740 |
| 3∼6 | 25 (18.94) | 114.76 (28.90) | ||
| 6∼12 | 98 (74.24) | 108.92 (30.08) | ||
| >12 | 6 (4.55) | 111.83 (43.16) | ||
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| Birthplace | City | 48 (36.36) | 106.94 (33.67) | 0.418 |
| Countryside | 84 (63.64) | 111.57 (28.03) | ||
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| Introversion | Yes | 59 (44.70) | 111.57 (28.03) | 0.831 |
| No | 73 (55.30) | 109.21 (30.42) | ||
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| Family income (yuan/month) | ≤1000 | 14 (10.61) | 101.93 (36.20) | 0.480 |
| 1000∼2000 | 47 (35.61) | 111.81 (25.48) | ||
| >2000 | 71 (53.79) | 110.18 (31.90) | ||
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| Parents engaged in the medical industry | Yes | 19 (14.39) | 96.74 (27.77) | 0.041 |
| No | 113 (85.61) | 112.10 (30.10) | ||
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| College preference | Voluntary choice | 67 (50.76) | 106.94 (27.09) | 0.542 |
| Others' influence | 59 (44.70) | 113.31 (32.85) | ||
| Alternative major choice | 6 (4.55) | 109.17 (37.18) | ||
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| Instructor's encouragement (time/week) | Never (0) | 45 (34.09) | 114.29 (30.08) | 0.048 |
| Occasionally (1∼2) | 56 (42.42) | 103.94 (21.73) | ||
| Regularly (≥3) | 31 (23.48) | 97.64 (40.90) | ||