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Table 3 Table of independent variable assignment

From: Factors influencing the coping abilities in clinic nursing students under public health emergency (COVID-19): a cross-sectional study

Independent variable

Assignment (Dummy coded)

Sex

Male = 1; Female = 2

Education

Junior college = 1; Undergraduate = 2

Place of residence

Urban (Z1 = 0, Z2 = 0), Township (Z1 = 1, Z2 = 0), Rural (Z1 = 0, Z2 = 1)

Infected patients around

With = 1, Without = 2

Severity of epidemic around

No epidemic (Z1 = 0, Z2 = 0, Z3 = 0, Z4 = 0), less serious (Z1 = 1, Z2 = 0, Z3 = 0, Z4 = 0); medium serious (Z1 = 0, Z2 = 1, Z3 = 0, Z4 = 0); more serious (Z1 = 0, Z2 = 0, Z3 = 1, Z4 = 0); very serious (Z1 = 0, Z2 = 0, Z3 = 0, Z4 = 1)

Practice hospital as designated treatment uni

Unclear (Z1 = 0, Z2 = 0), Yes (Z1 = 1, Z2 = 0), No (Z1 = 0, Z2 = 1)

Scores of cognitive response and behavioral response factors

Bring in the original scores

Simplify psychosomatic symptoms

Negative = 1; Positive = 2