Table 1.
General characteristics and turnover intention (N = 153).
| Variables | Categories | N (%) | M ± SD | Turnover Intention | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ± SD | t or F | p | ||||
| Personal characteristics | ||||||
| Gender | Female | 141 (92.2) | 41.23 ± 6.47 | 0.64 | 0.524 | |
| Male | 12 (7.8) | 40.00 ± 5.89 | ||||
| Age (years) | <25 | 21 (13.7) | 28.58 ± 5.67 | 40.60 ± 7.09 | 2.20 | 0.090 |
| 25 ≤ 30 | 98 (64.1) | 41.94 ± 5.80 | ||||
| 30 ≤ 35 | 13 (8.5) | 40.77 ± 9.43 | ||||
| ≥35 | 21 (13.7) | 38.10 ± 5.80 | ||||
| Marital status | Single | 132 (86.3) | 41.36 ± 6.49 | 1.10 | 0.275 | |
| Married | 21 (13.7) | 39.71 ± 5.88 | ||||
| Education level | 3-year diploma | 6 (3.9) | 41.33 ± 7.69 | 2.47 | 0.088 | |
| Bachelor’s degree | 128 (83.7) | 41.58 ± 6.17 | ||||
| Master’s degree or above | 19 (12.4) | 38.11 ± 7.20 | ||||
| Clinical experience (years) |
<3 | 54 (35.3) | 5.50 ± 5.80 | 41.07 ± 6.41 | 0.81 | 0.445 |
| 3–5.99 | 57 (37.2) | 41.88 ± 5.62 | ||||
| ≥6 | 42 (27.5) | 40.21 ± 7.41 | ||||
| Position | Staff nurse | 129 (84.3) | 41.67 ± 6.38 | 1.35 | 0.180 | |
| Charge nurse or above | 24 (15.7) | 39.47 ± 5.79 | ||||
| Type of work | 3-shift | 128 (83.7) | 41.80 ± 6.11 | 3.47 | 0.018 | |
| Day/evening | 15 (9.8) | 37.80 ± 7.12 | ||||
| Non-shift | 8 (5.2) | 36.38 ± 7.58 | ||||
| Other | 2 (1.3) | 42.50 ± 0.71 | ||||
| Organizational characteristics | ||||||
| Hospital type | General hospital | 69 (45.1) | 41.64 ± 6.08 | 0.87 | 0.384 | |
| Tertiary hospital | 84 (54.9) | 40.73 ± 6.69 | ||||
| Bed-to-nurse ratio | General ward | 1.98:1 | ||||
| Emergency room | 0.70:1 | |||||
| Intensive care unit | 0.50:1 | |||||