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Table 2 Absolute and relative frequencies of motivation categories; relative frequencies of categories with respect to students’ sex and ages

From: The relationship between empathy and altruistic motivations in nursing studies: a multi-method study

 

n

Tot (%)

Females (%)

Males (%)

Young (%)

Mid (%)

Old (%)

EXP

14

18.18

25.00

7.41

18.75

22.22

11.11

HUM

19

24.68

27.08

22.22

25.00

29.63

16.67

HEL

57

74.03

83.33

62.96

75.00

81.48

61.11

FAM

5

6.49

4.17

11.11

3.12

7.41

11.11

JOB

22

28.57

18.75

48.15

28.12

22.22

38.89

TOP

17

22.08

16.67

33.33

18.75

25.93

22.22

  1. Young: students with age ≤ 19 years; Mid: students with age > 19 and ≤ 21 years; Old: students with age > 21 years
  2. EXP Healthcare-related personal experiences, HUM Human contact, HEL Willingness to care for people, FAM Family tradition, JOB Job opportunities, TOP Personal interest in scientific topics