The mediating role of psychological capital on the relationship between authentic leadership and nurses’ caring behavior: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Nurses’ basic characteristics (n = 3,495)

Variables	Categories	n	%
Gender
	Women	3401	97.31
	Men	94	2.68
Age(years)
	< 30	1184	33.87
	30～39	1612	46.12
	40～49	530	15.16
	≥ 50	169	4.83
Years of working
	< 1	123	3.51
	1～2	152	4.34
	3～5	524	14.99
	6～10	921	26.35
	11～20	1162	33.24
	> 20	613	17.54
Initial education level
	≤Associate degree	2596	74.27
	Bachelor degree	887	25.37
	≥ Master degree	12	0.34
Marital status
	Married	2726	77.99
	Single	706	20.20
	Divorced or widowed	63	1.80
Professional title
	Nurse	567	16.22
	Nurse practitioner	1369	39.17
	Nurse-in-charge	1362	38.96
	≥Associate professor of Nursing	197	5.63
Departments
	Internal Medicine	835	23.89
	Surgery	837	23.94
	Obstetrics and Gynecology	286	8.18
	Pediatrics	159	4.54
	Emergency	180	5.15
	ICU	106	3.03
	Operating room	242	6.92
	Outpatient department	209	5.97
	Others	641	18.34
Hospital level
	Tertiary	2006	57.39
	Secondary	1472	42.12
	Community hospital	17	0.48
Nature of hospitals
	Public hospitals	3044	87.01
	Private hospitals	451	12.90
Employment status
	Permanent	840	24.03
	Contract	1857	53.13
	Labour dispatch	798	22.83
Monthly income (RMB)
	< 5000	1529	43.74
	5000～10000	1775	50.78
	> 10,000	191	5.46

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