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Table 3 SES predictors of belonging to highest quartile of TEQ as compared to lowest quartile

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

SES factors

OR

95% confidence interval for OR

Male gender

0.761

0.376

1.541

Age (years)

0.990

0.969

1.011

In a relationship

0.779

0.502

1.208

At least one child

1.092

0.677

1.760

ISCED 4 or less

0.930

0.636

1.358

6 or more years of experience as a community nurse

1.561

1.120

2.175

3000 RON (611 Euro) or above

0.939

0.679

1.299

Low levels of stress (6 points or less out of 10 points)

2.098

1.362

3.231

RMET score

1.158

1.118

1.199

  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, 611 euro—the minimum wage in January 2023
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