Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the participants
| Variable | n (%) | Burn-out | t/t’/F | P value | Emotional labour | t/t’/F | P value | Psychological resilience | t/t’/F | P value |
| Mean±SD | Mean±SD | Mean±SD | ||||||||
| Age (years) | ||||||||||
| <30 | 166 (48.1) | 52.81±21.06 | 1.21 c | 0.305 | 38.54±12.54 | 0.74 c | 0.528 | 69.48±23.07 | 0.22 c | 0.883 |
| 30–39 | 136 (39.4) | 54.45±18.70 | 39.40±11.84 | 70.51±20.90 | ||||||
| 40–49 | 40 (11.5) | 50.73±16.22 | 38.50±12.20 | 69.55±25.19 | ||||||
| ≥50 | 3 (0.9) | 35.67±14.01 | 29.33±12.90 | 79.00±13.53 | ||||||
| Marital status | ||||||||||
| Married | 209 (60.5) | 52.22±21.37 | 0.66 c | 0.579 | 39.49±12.74 | 3.37 c | 0.019* | 69.05±23.21 | 0.12 c | 0.951 |
| Unmarried | 126 (36.5) | 53.27±18.43 | 37.88±11.73 | 70.53±22.01 | ||||||
| Divorced | 8 (2.3) | 62.00±22.69 | 51.25±11.06 | 69.88±23.85 | ||||||
| Bereaved spouse | 2 (0.6) | 49.50±20.51 | 40.00±9.90 | 70.50±6.36 | ||||||
| No of children | ||||||||||
| None | 148 (42.8) | 52.23±21.11 | 0.48 c | 0.618 | 39.41±12.49 | 3.99 c | 0.019* | 68.60±23.35 | 0.87 c | 0.42 |
| One | 127 (36.8) | 54.43±19.29 | 40.06±11.83 | 69.97±22.19 | ||||||
| Two | 70 (20.3) | 52.37±16.92 | 35.19±11.78 | 72.89±20.57 | ||||||
| Academic qualifications | ||||||||||
| Secondary school | 4 (1.2) | 42.75±17.29 | 0.91 c | 0.437 | 37.50±4.80 | 0.26 c | 0.856 | 55.50±37.43 | 1.99 c | 0.116 |
| College | 172 (49.8) | 52.40±21.28 | 38.66±12.40 | 68.19±24.60 | ||||||
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 169 (49.0) | 54.11±17.83 | 38.90±12.20 | 71.97±19.20 | ||||||
| Employment category | ||||||||||
| Permanent staff | 177 (51.3) | 51.98±17.08 | −1.05 a | 0.294 | 37.09±12.52 | −2.68b | 0.008† | 72.60±22.68 | 2.26 a | 0.025* |
| Category labour contract | 168 (48.7) | 54.21±21.98 | 40.58±11.65 | 67.20±21.77 | ||||||
| Working years | ||||||||||
| <2 | 62 (18.0) | 50.35±22.28 | 0.95 c | 0.452 | 39.29±11.85 | 0.42 c | 0.834 | 67.47±22.58 | 0.49 c | 0.784 |
| 2–5 | 56 (16.2) | 54.41±19.93 | 38.04±13.65 | 70.38±20.98 | ||||||
| 6–10 | 79 (22.9) | 52.57±21.29 | 38.91±12.45 | 71.47±23.89 | ||||||
| 11–15 | 70 (20.3) | 54.59±16.83 | 37.40±11.61 | 72.30±20.18 | ||||||
| 16–20 | 31 (9.0) | 57.97±16.25 | 40.42±12.60 | 67.97±23.11 | ||||||
| >20 | 47 (13.6) | 50.38±18.49 | 39.83±12.01 | 68.15±24.25 | ||||||
| Professional title | ||||||||||
| Junior | 236 (68.4) | 53.30±20.53 | 0.192 c | 0.825 | 38.39±12.46 | 3.460 c | 0.033* | 69.86±22.35 | 1.349 c | 0.261 |
| Middle | 104 (30.1) | 52.79±17.44 | 40.30±12.27 | 69.44±22.67 | ||||||
| Subsenior and senior | 5 (1.4) | 48.00±22.23 | 26.60±13.76 | 86.20±11.99 | ||||||
| Directly supervising nursing interns | ||||||||||
| No | 179 (51.9) | 50.68±20.30 | −2.36 a | 0.019* | 38.50±12.29 | −0.46 a | 0.649 | 69.69±22.18 | −0.25 a | 0.805 |
| Yes | 166 (48.1) | 55.64±18.60 | 39.10±12.16 | 70.28±22.65 | ||||||
| Specialty nurses | ||||||||||
| Yes | 26 (7.5) | 52.91±19.76 | −0.53 a | 0.595 | 38.50±12.36 | −1.58 a | 0.115 | 70.01±22.57 | 0.09 a | 0.429 |
| No | 319 (92.5) | 55.04±18.08 | 42.42±9.73 | 69.58±20.21 | ||||||
| No of days per month working at night | ||||||||||
| 0 | 67 (19.4) | 47.96±20.42 | 3.34 c | 0.020* | 38.01±11.62 | 0.31 c | 0.816 | 72.18±20.31 | 0.77 c | 0.514 |
| 1–4 | 113 (32.8) | 51.44±19.53 | 38.30±12.51 | 69.64±22.85 | ||||||
| 5 –9 | 133 (38.6) | 56.53±19.63 | 39.37±12.34 | 68.27±23.66 | ||||||
| ≥10 | 32 (9.3) | 55.09±15.71 | 39.75±12.25 | 73.63±19.26 | ||||||
| Monthly income (RMB) | ||||||||||
| <4000 | 36 (10.4) | 47.03±26.51 | 2.68 c | 0.07 | 39.36±11.09 | 0.47 c | 0.628 | 58.86±26.17 | 5.63 c | 0.004† |
| 4000–5999 | 96 (27.8) | 55.80±17.08 | 39.68±12.72 | 69.33±22.60 | ||||||
| ≥6000 | 213 (61.7) | 52.85±19.20 | 38.30±12.20 | 72.14±21.09 | ||||||
Two independent samples t-test; b: t'-test; c: analysis of variance
*p<0.05
†p<0.01