The relationships among overcommitment, effort-reward imbalance, safety climate, emotional labour and quality of working life for hospital nurses: a structural equation modeling

Table 1 Demographics of participants (N = 295)

Variables	n	%	M (SD)	Range
Age			32.42 (6.91)	21.08–51.17
< 24 years	51	17.3
25–34 years	140	47.4
35–44 years	91	30.9
> 45 years	13	4.4
Gender
Male	8	2.7
Female	287	97.3
Educational level
Associate degree	73	24.7
Bachelor’s degree	217	73.6
Graduate degree	5	1.7
Marital status
Unmarried	148	50.2
Married	130	44.1
Other	17	5.8
Years of nursing			9.66 (6.79)	0.08-30.00
0–1 1–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21⁺	15 92 72 60 35 21	5.1 31.2 24.4 20.3 11.9 7.1
Clinical ladder level
N, N0	57	19.3
N1	82	27.8
N2	127	43.1
N3	26	8.8
N4	3	1.0
Work of units
Medical	70	23.7
Surgical	16	5.4
GYN/PED	13	4.4
OR	36	12.2
ER/ICU	89	30.2
OPD	25	8.5
Community health	27	9.2
Other	19	6.4

Note. M; mean, SD; standard deviation; GYN/PED, gynecology/pediatric; OR, operating room; ER, emergency room; ICU, intensive care unit; OPD, outpatient department

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