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Table 2 Mean (SD) values of TEQ for SES factors

From: The impact of theory of mind, stress and professional experience on empathy in Romanian community nurses—a cross-sectional study

SES factors

TEQ

p-value*

Mean

Standard Deviation

Gender*

Male

48.7 (5.9)

0.677

Female

49.1 (6.8)

Age categories*

Under 40 years

48.7 (7.1)

0.105

40–50 years

49.1 (6.6)

Over 50 years

49.7 (6.3)

In a relationship*

No

48.8 (7.3)

0.599

Yes

49.1 (6.6)

Children*

no

48.6 (6.8)

0.362

yes

49.1 (6.7)

Education*

ISCED 4 or less

48.9 (6.7)

0.181

ISCED 5 or more

49.5 (6.7)

Experience as community nurse**

First tertile

48.5 (6.6)

0.045

Second tertile

48.9 (6.6)

Third tertile

49.6 (6.5)

Income*

Under 3000 RON (611 Euro)

49.0 (6.8)

0.629

3000 RON (611 Euro) or above

49.2 (6.7)

High self-perceived stress level*

Yes

49.5 (6.4)

< 0.001

No

46.1 (7.7)

RMET **

First tertile

46.5 (6.9)

< 0.001

Second tertile

50.0 (6.1)

Third tertile

50.9 (6.1)

  1. ISCED—International Standard Classification of Education, RON—Romanian Leu, RMET—Reading the Mind in the Eyes’ test, SES—socioeconomic status, SD—standard deviation, TEQ—Toronto Empathy Questionnaire, *T-test **ANOVA p-values < 0.05 are considered significant