Table 3 The comparison of the participant characteristics and the turnover intention (N = 1060)

Variables

Categories

Turnover intention

t/F Value

P

Gender

Male

2.01 ± 0.93

2.013

0.044*

Female

1.80 ± 0.85

Age(years)

≤ 25

1.84 ± 0.86

8.863

<0.001**

26–30

1.92 ± 0.91

31–35

1.94 ± 0.90

36–40

1.75 ± 0.81

>40

1.50 ± 0.65

Education level

Technical secondary school

1.77 ± 0.80

0.34

0.712

Junior college

1.80 ± 0.87

Undergraduate and above

1.84 ± 0.85

Marital status

Single

1.88 ± 0.87

1.598

0.203

Married

1.79 ± 0.86

Divorced/Widowed

1.63 ± 0.74

Fertility status

Unmarried and childless

1.92 ± 0.89

0.709

0.492

Married and childless

1.77 ± 0.86

Married and childbearing

1.75 ± 0.80

Situation of raising children

Childless

1.89 ± 0.87

3.527

0.03*

Raising alone

1.66 ± 0.85

Raising with others

1.82 ± 0.85

Living status

With family

1.79 ± 0.85

2.383

0.093

With friends

1.97 ± 0.91

Alone

1.79 ± 0.81

Times of weekly exercise

0

1.89 ± 0.88

4.496

0.011*

2–3

1.77 ± 0.83

≥ 3

1.65 ± 0.84

Chronic disease history

Yes

1.79 ± 0.85

2.962

0.003*

No

2.07 ± 0.91

Sufferring negative life events

Yes

1.77 ± 0.84

3.356

0.001*

No

2.00 ± 0.92

Hospital level

Tertiary hospitals

1.83 ± 0.88

1.216

0.225

secondary hospital

1.76 ± 0.78

Hospital type

Special hospital

1.75 ± 0.88

-1.154

0.249

General hospital

1.83 ± 0.85

Employment status

Regular

1.71 ± 0.84

-3.35

0.001*

Contract

1.89 ± 0.86

Professional title

Nurse

1.82 ± 0.86

4.013

0.007*

Secondary nurse

1.89 ± 0.89

Chief nurse

1.78 ± 0.83

Deputy chief nurse and above

1.50 ± 0.67

Working experiences (years)

≤ 5

1.85 ± 0.84

7.628

<0.001**

>5 and <10

1.94 ± 0.93

>10 and ≤ 15

1.85 ± 0.89

>15 and ≤ 20

1.78 ± 0.80

>20

1.51 ± 0.67

Working experience in operating theatre (years)

≤ 5

1.86 ± 0.87

5.175

<0.001**

>5 and <10

1.90 ± 0.90

>10 and ≤ 15

1.82 ± 0.87

>15 and ≤ 20

1.66 ± 0.72

>20

1.53 ± 0.69

Weekly working hours(hours)

<40

1.70 ± 0.81

5.972

<0.001**

≥ 40 and ≤ 50

1.79 ± 0.84

>50 and ≤ 60

1.86 ± 0.88

>60

2.19 ± 0.99

Times of monthly night shifts

0

1.63 ± 0.77

4.052

0.007**

≥ 1 and ≤ 3

1.84 ± 0.87

≥ 4 and ≤ 5

1.88 ± 0.88

≥ 6

1.89 ± 0.88

Monthly income(yuan )

<3000

1.96 ± 0.90

6.267

<0.001**

3000–3999

1.95 ± 0.88

4000–4999

1.91 ± 0.95

≥ 5000

1.71 ± 0.78

Family support for jobs

Support

1.68 ± 0.79

35.868

<0.001**

A little bit support

2.18 ± 0.87

Nonsupport

2.90 ± 0.22

Encourage to quit the job

3.01 ± 1.11

Personal view for jobs

Very like

1.40 ± 0.74

53.135

<0.001**

Like

1.64 ± 0.72

 A bit like

2.07 ± 0.85

Dislike

3.16 ± 0.58

Very dislike

3.08 ± 1.09