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Table 1 Demographic characteristics for participants

From: Development and initial validation of the psychological capital scale for nurses in Chinese local context

 

Categories

Total sample(n = 619, %)

EFA sample(n = 319, %)

CFA sample

(n = 300, %)

Test-retest sample(n = 30, %)

Gender

Male

42(6.8)

24(7.5)

18(6.0)

3(10.0)

Female

577(93.2)

295(92.5)

282(94.0)

27(90.0)

Age(years)

≤25

85(13.7)

49(15.4)

36(12.0)

17(56.7)

26 ~ 30

166(26.8)

72(22.6)

94(31.3)

8(26.7)

31 ~ 35

161(26.0)

82(25.7)

79(26.4)

4(13.3)

36 ~ 40

149(24.1)

85(26.6)

64(21.3)

0(0)

≥41

58(18.2)

31(9.7)

27(9.0)

1(3.3)

Clinical career (years)

1 ~ 5

196(31.7)

97(30.4)

99(33.0)

24(80)

6 ~ 10

164(26.5)

79(24.8)

85(28.3)

5(16.7)

11 ~ 15

132(21.3)

76(23.8)

56(18.7)

0(0)

≥16

127(20.5)

67(21.0)

60(20.0)

1(3.3)

Highest education

Secondary technical diploma

1(0.2)

1(0.3)

0(0)

0

associate degree

39(6.3)

25(7.8)

14(4.7)

0

bachelor degree

564(91.1)

285(89.3)

279(93.0)

28(93.3)

Master degree or above

15(2.4)

8(2.5)

7(2.3)

2(6.7)

Marital status

unmarried

147(23.7)

74(23.2)

73(24.3)

21(70.0)

married

468(75.6)

242(75.9)

226(75.3)

9(30.0)

Divorce or separation

4(0.6)

3(0.9)

1(0.3)

0(0)

Have Children

No

205(33.1)

106(33.2)

99(33.0)

24(80)

Yes

414(66.9)

213(66.8)

201(67.0)

6(20)

Employment form

Formal preparation

128(20.7)

68(21.3)

60(20.0)

5(16.7)

Contract system

476(76.9)

244(76.5)

232(77.3)

19(63.3)

Personnel agency

15(2.4)

7(2.2)

8(2.7)

6(20.0)

Professional Title

nurse

61(9.9)

35(11.0)

26(8.7)

6(20.0)

Senior nurse

235(38.0)

108(33.9)

127(42.3)

19(63.3)

Supervisor nurse

293(47.3)

157(49.2)

136(45.3)

5(16.7)

vice professor

29(4.7)

18(5.6)

11(3.7)

0(0)

professor

1(0.2)

1(0.3)

0(0)

0(0)

Work Department

internal medicine

208(33.6)

101(31.7)

107(35.7)

9(30.0)

Surgery

179(28.9)

95(29.8)

84(28.0)

5(16.7)

Obstetrics and Gynecology Department

13(2.1)

7(2.2)

6(2.0)

2(6.7)

pediatrics

19(3.1)

9(2.8)

10(3.3)

3(10.0)

Emergency Department

26(4.2)

15(4.7)

11(3.7)

1(3.3)

Operation room

46(7.4)

22(6.9)

24(8.0)

2(6.7)

ICU

55(8.9)

31(9.7)

24(8.0)

2(6.7)

Outpatient Department

9(13.0)

3(0.9)

6(2.0)

3(10.0)

other

64(10.3)

36(11.3)

28(9.3)

3(910.0)

Monthly income (after tax, Yuan)

≤3000

18(2.9)

6(1.9)

12(4.0)

5(16.7)

3001 ~ 5000

126(20.3)

65(7.0)

61(20.3)

11(36.7)

5001 ~ 7000

222(35.9)

114(20.4)

108(36.0)

10(33.3)

7001 ~ 9000

194(31.3)

102(35.7)

92(30.7)

2(6.7)

≥9001

59(9.5)

32(10.0)

27(9.0)

2(6.7)

Night shift frequency

No

233(37.6)

120(37.6)

113(37.7)

8(26.7)

Less than four times a month

58(9.4)

32(10.0)

26(8.7)

7(23.3)

More than four times a month

328(53.0)

167(52.4)

161(53.7)

15(50.0)

  1. One yuan is equal to $0.15