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Table 4 Professional identity difference of three profiles

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

 

Profile 1

(n = 749)

M ± SD

Profile 2

(n = 1325)

M ± SD

Profile 3

(n = 364)

M ± SD

F

p

SNK

Professional identity

54.37 ± 10.22

64.65 ± 8.27

77.79 ± 7.74

884.40

0.000

3 > 2 > 1

 Professional self-image

18.48 ± 4.53

22.65 ± 4.03

28.45 ± 3.69

724.53

0.000

3 > 2 > 1

 Benefit of retention and risk of turnover

11.87 ± 2.97

14.67 ± 2.79

18.83 ± 2.65

752.91

0.000

3 > 2 > 1

 Social comparison and self-reflection

10.45 ± 2.12

12.18 ± 1.47

14.56 ± 1.31

746.59

0.000

3 > 2 > 1

 Independence of career choice

6.79 ± 1.28

6.97 ± 1.35

6.30 ± 1.09

38.57

0.000

3 > 2 > 1

 Social modeling

6.78 ± 1.79

8.17 ± 1.26

9.64 ± 1.07

529.00

0.000

3 > 2 > 1

  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, M: Mean, SD: standard deviation, SNK: Student–Newman–Keuls.