The mediating effect of psychological capital on the relationship between psychological stress and distress among chinese nursing students: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Hierarchical linear regression analysis results

	Perceived Stress
Variables	Step 1		Step 2		Step 3
Gender	− 0.038	1.138	− 0.065	1.139	− 0.040	1.140
Only child	0.072	1.349	− 0.032	1.370	− 0.060	1.373
Age	0.609	1.010	0.439	1.013	0.231	1.020
Educational level	0.086	1.109	0.048	1.124	− 0.008	1.186
Likes nursing profession	0.116	1.116	0.095	1.117	0.129	1.120
Whether you want to pursue nursing in the future	0.030	1.234	0.049	1.234	0.020	1.238
Residence	− 0.038	1.138	0.567	1.038	0.400	1.218
Psychological distress			− 0.065	1.139	− 0.491	1.296
Psychological capital					− 0.040	1.140
F	3.965**		37.102**		67.498**
R2	0.063		0.425		0.607
∆0.6	0.047		0.414		0.598

ISSN: 1472-6955