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Table 1 Participants' demographic information and comparisons of study variables of nursing and medical students

From: Path analysis of the association between self-compassion and depressive symptoms among nursing and medical students: a cross-sectional survey

 

N (%)

Depressive symptoms

p

Self-compassion

p

Resilience

p

Optimism

p

Perceived stress

p

Nursing students

Gender

0.265

 

0.694

 

0.104

 

0.080

 

0.219

 Male

55 (9.8)

7.71 ± 5.99

 

37.41 ± 4.35

 

27.38 ± 6.62

 

12.43 ± 2.02

 

18.27 ± 3.55

 

 Female

505 (90.2)

6.84 ± 5.40

 

37.61 ± 3.44

 

26.00 ± 5.89

 

12.92 ± 1.96

 

17.62 ± 3.76

 

College year(Grade)

0.048

 

0.862

 

0.505

 

0.347

 

0.142

 1st year

140 (25.0)

6.26 ± 5.15

 

37.64 ± 3.49

 

26.46 ± 5.73

 

12.96 ± 2.06

 

17.37 ± 3.90 

 

 2nd year

193 (34.5)

7.80 ± 5.67

 

37.44 ± 3.41

 

25.78 ± 6.24

 

12.71 ± 1.71

 

18.16 ± 3.37 

 

 3rd year

91(16.3)

6.49 ± 5.37

 

37.56 ± 3.83

 

25.73 ± 5.63

 

12.80 ± 2.08

 

17.24 ± 3.87 

 

 4th year

136 (24.3)

 6.66 ± 5.45 

 

37.77 ± .3.59

 

26.60 ± 6.06

 

13.08 ± 2.14

 

17.63 ± 3.97 

 

 Total

560

6.93 ± 5.46

 

37.59 ± 3.54

 

26.14 ± 5.97

 

12.88 ± 1.97

 

17.68 ± 3.74

 

Medical students

Gender

0.592

 

0.237

 

 < 0.001

 

0.213

 

0.137

 Male

172 (30.4)

6.51 ± 6.12

0.605

38.02 ± 3.91

 

30.36 ± 7.31

 

13.00 ± 2.43

 

17.38 ± 4.48

 

 Female

393 (69.6)

6.22 ± 5.34

 

38.47 ± 4.30

 

27.72 ± 6.68

 

13.28 ± 2.47

 

16.75 ± 4.63

 

College year

 1st year

200 (35.4)

5.23 ± 4.92

 < 0.01

37.99 ± 3.87

 0.272

28.08 ± 6.98

 0.467

13.04 ± 2.42

 0.487

16.81 ± 4.45

 0.795

 2nd year

139 (24.6)

7.54 ± 6.33

 

38.21 ± 4.01

 

28.20 ± 7.05

 

13.05 ± 2.42

 

17.34 ± 4.94

 

 3rd year

79 (14.0)

6.88 ± 6.18

 

38.22 ± 4.43

 

29.11 ± 7.05

 

13.41 ± 2.45

 

17.02 ± 4.68

 

 4th year

41 (7.3)

6.02 ± 4.45

 

 38.94 ± 4.31 

 

28.27 ± 6.74

 

13.44 ± 1.90

 

16.64 ± 4.99

 

 5th year

106 (18.8)

6.39 ± 5.35

 

 39.01 ± 4.72 

 

29.44 ± 6.93

 

13.45 ± 2.77

 

16.71 ± 4.20

 

 Total

565

6.31 ± 5.58

 

38.33 ± 4.19

 

28.52 ± 6.98

 

13.20 ± 2.46

 

16.94 ± 4.59

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