Table 3 Differences of multicultural acceptance, cultural empathy, and multicultural attitude according to the general characteristics of the study participants
From: Factors influencing multicultural acceptance of Korean nursing students
Variables | Multicultural acceptance | Cultural empathy | Multicultural attitude | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | t or F (P) Scheffe | Mean (SD) | t or F (P) Scheffe | Mean (SD) | t or F (P) Scheffe | |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 166.19 (19.60) | -2.95 (0.286) | 72.13 (10.72) | -3.32 (0.616) | 132.69 (17.46) | -1.17 (0.775) |
Female | 176.72 (17.36) | 79.22 (10.66) | 136.82 (17.68) | |||
Age (year) | ||||||
< 22a | 175.42 (19.78) | 1.04 (0.357) | 78.46 (11.48) | 1.33 (0.269) | 137.31 (17.42) | 6.26 (0.002*) b > c |
22∼24b | 175.60 (7.24) | 77.53 (5.63) | 143.40 (9.67) | |||
≥ 25c | 169.73 (16.17) | 74.54 (11.30) | 125.92 (18.68) | |||
Religion | ||||||
Yes | 171.38 (17.11) | -0.93 (0.194) | 69.77 (7.17) | -4.25 (0.024*) | 128.69 (15.75) | -2.34 (0.210) |
No | 175.08 (18.58) | 79.37 (11.00) | 137.47 (17.72) | |||
Economic status | ||||||
Gooda | 169.71 (6.34) | 0.34 (0.713) | 67.29 (3.90) | 6.23 (0.003*) a < c | 120.57 (21.47) | 3.66 (0.028*) a < c |
Moderateb | 174.45 (18.70) | 77.55 (10.82) | 136.13 (17.27) | |||
Badc | 176.92 (19.44) | 85.08 (11.37) | 142.67 (15.58) | |||
Living in the last 5 years | ||||||
City | 173.50 (18.01) | -2.60 (0.757) | 77.66 (10.97) | -0.05 (0.327) | 135.49 (17.40) | -1.23 (0.131) |
Country | 190.50 (17.30) | 77.86 (12.99) | 143.38 (21.72) | |||
Living together | ||||||
With family | 182.50 (31.75) | -0.89 (0.017*) | 77.40 (11.01) | -1.82 (0.456) | 136.50 (31.75) | -0.07 (0.008*) |
Others (Dormitory) | 174.20 (17.95) | 87.50 (7.51) | 135.90 (17.30) | |||
Foreign friend | ||||||
Yes | 180.85 (15.13) | 3.04 (0.078) | 79.58 (9.40) | 1.47 (0.016*) | 139.77 (16.52) | 1.86 (0.274) |
No | 171.31 (18.99) | 76.75 (11.68) | 134.05 (17.97) | |||
Foreign residence experience | ||||||
Yes | 178.81 (12.95) | 1.35 (0.066) | 77.69 (12.14) | 0.01 (0.133) | 138.77 (17.49) | 0.91 (0.722) |
No | 173.49 (19.20) | 77.67 (10.84) | 135.31 (17.71) | |||
Multicultural education experience | ||||||
Yes | 176.64 (18.03) | 3.44 (0.312) | 4.50 (< 0.001*) | 137.84 (17.51) | 3.07 (0.597) | |
No | 163.08 (15.74) | 68.96 (3.59) | 126.08 (15.26) | |||
Multicultural internet and media accessibility | ||||||
Higha | 186.96 (15.96) | 20.63 (< 0.001*) a > c | 84.47 (11.61) | 17.03 (< 0.001*) a > b,c | 147.04 (15.72) | 14.43 (< 0.001*) a > b,c |
Moderateb | 169.79 (15.68) | 75.34 (9.39) | 131.10 (16.48) | |||
Lowc | 160.70 (22.47) | 68.60 (6.93) | 130.20 (14.54) | |||
Foreign language skills | ||||||
Gooda | 188.00 (9.80) | 3.67 (0.028*) a > c | 83.33 (9.89) | 1.82 (0.165) | 143.22 (7.64) | 2.16 (0.119) |
Moderateb | 174.82 (19.23) | 76.71 (11.90) | 136.91 (19.41) | |||
Badc | 170.05 (15.74) | 78.92 (8.19) | 131.43 (12.99) | |||