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Table 2 Demographic and study-related features by latent profile membership

From: Subgroups of self-directed learning ability and their differences in professional identity among nursing undergraduates during the COVID-19 pandemic: a latent profile analysis

 

Overall

(N = 2438)

n (%)

Profile 1

(n = 749)

n (%)

Profile 2

(n = 1325)

n (%)

Profile 3

(n = 364)

n (%)

Gender

    

 Male

368 (15.1)

118 (15.8)

173 (13.1)

77 (21.2)

 Female

2070 (84.9)

631 (84.2)

1152 (86.9)

287 (78.8)

Age

    

 ≤18

564 (23.1)

177 (23.6)

300 (22.7)

87 (23.9)

 19 ~ 21

1676 (68.8)

518 (69.2)

908 (68.5)

250 (68.7)

 ≥22

198 (8.1)

54 (7.2)

117 (8.8)

27 (7.4)

Place of residence

    

 Rural

1431 (58.7)

466 (62.2)

771 (58.2)

194 (53.3)

 Urban

1007 (41.3)

283 (37.8)

554 (41.8)

170 (46.7)

Grade

    

 First-year student

657 (26.9)

208 (27.8)

342 (25.8)

107 (29.4)

 Second-year student

599 (24.6)

179 (23.9)

327 (24.7)

93 (25.5)

 Third-year student

661 (27.1)

228 (30.4)

349 (26.3)

84 (23.1)

 Fourth-year student

521 (21.4)

134 (17.9)

307 (23.2)

80 (22.0)

Voluntary choice of the nursing major

    

 Yes

952 (39.0)

237 (31.6)

554 (41.8)

161 (44.2)

 No

1486 (61.0)

512 (68.4)

771 (58.2)

203 (55.8)

Student cadre or not

    

 Yes

1646 (67.5)

450 (60.1)

929 (70.1)

267 (73.4)

 No

792 (32.5)

299 (39.9)

396 (29.9)

97 (26.6)

Participation in undergraduates’ innovative entrepreneurial training programs

    

 Yes

905 (37.1)

263 (35.1)

491 (37.1)

151 (41.5)

 No

1533 (62.9)

486 (64.9)

834 (62.9)

213 (58.5)

Participation in teachers’ scientific research projects

    

 Yes

352 (14.4)

86 (11.5)

189 (14.3)

77 (21.2)

 No

2086 (85.6)

663 (88.5)

1136 (85.7)

287 (78.8)

Participation in clinical practicum

    

 Yes

1827 (74.9)

495 (66.1)

1045 (78.9)

287 (78.8)

 No

611 (25.1)

254 (33.9)

280 (21.1)

77 (21.2)

Career intention

    

 Clinical nursing work

1070 (43.9)

303 (40.4)

604(45.6)

163 (44.8)

 Further education

897 (36.8)

248 (33.1)

517 (39.0)

132 (36.3)

 Non-nursing careers

311 (12.7)

136 (18.2)

130 (9.8)

45 (12.3)

 Others

160 (6.6)

62 (8.3)

74 (5.6)

24 (6.6)

  1. Profile 1: Low self-directed learning ability profile, Profile 2: Low initiative of help-seeking profile, Profile 3: High self-directed learning ability profile