Table 2 Correlations between key study variables and turnover intention (N = 332)

Turnover intention

17.27

5.81

18.39

4.69

Age, years

34.20

9.29

−0.279

< 0.001^***

35.64

7.59

−0.120

0.102

Emergency experience (years)^a

8.68

7.16

0.075

0.142

11.82

7.59

−0.705

0.293

Emotional intelligence

Self-awareness

Self-regulation

Motivation

Social skills

59.14

16.45

12.10

13.92

15.61

5.92

1.89

1.65

1.60

2.01

−0.166

−0.222

−0.242

−0.245

−0.258

0.008

0.001

< 0.001^***

< 0.001^***

< 0.001^***

55.77

15.27

10.61

12.97

15.35

7.06

2.49

1.75

1.59

2.29

0.118

−0.019

−0.147

−0.525

−0.093

0.106

0.420

0.060

< 0.001^***

0.164

Organization resources

12.87

3.21

−0.336

< 0.001^***

13.76

2.81

−0.157

0.047

Maladaptive regulation

11.12

2.53

0.282

< 0.001^***

11.75

2.29

0.192

0.021

Burnout

32.26

8.94

0.688

< 0.001^***

35.16

8.57

0.632

< 0.001^***

Exhaustion

9.63

2.82

0.752

< 0.001^***

10.06

2.46

0.649

< 0.001^***

Mental distance

6.72

2.71

0.529

< 0.001^***

9.70

2.69

0.543

< 0.001^***

Cognitive impairment

9.22

2.45

0.555

< 0.001^***

7.78

2.85

0.563

< 0.001^***

Emotional impairment

6.59

2.70

0.435

< 0.001^***

7.61

2.66

0.460

< 0.001^***

Number of patients with COVID-19 visiting

3.51

2.68

0.075

0.142

20.96

7.62

0.082

0.071