Table 1 Difference in Spiritual Management, Job engagement, Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction according to General Characteristics of the Participants (N = 230)

Gender

Male

21(9.1)

3.38 ± 0.75

1.50(0.222)

3.29 ± 0.77

5.79(0.017)

3.92 ± 1.35

1.89(0.171)

3.22 ± 0.43

4.66(0.032)

Female

209(90.9)

3.21 ± 0.56

2.94 ± 0.63

3.58 ± 1.03

3.00 ± 0.44

Age(Year)

20∼29^a

127(55.2)

3.34 ± 0.57

6.26(0.002)

a > b, b < c

2.87 ± 0.61

7.84(0.001)

a,b < c

3.56 ± 1.06

5.08(0.007)

a,b < c

3.09 ± 0.43

3.49(0.032)

30∼39^b

74(32.2)

3.05 ± 0.58

2.98 ± 0.67

3.49 ± 0.98

2.92 ± 0.46

≥over 40^c

29(12.6)

3.19 ± 0.52

3.39 ± 0.61

4.18 ± 1.12

3.01 ± 0.41

Marital status

Married

74(32.2)

3.09 ± 0.62

6.41(0.012)

3.13 ± 0.70

6.88(0.009)

3.76 ± 1.07

2.03(0.156)

2.90 ± 0.43

8.32(0.004)

Singe

156(67.8)

3.29 ± 0.55

2.90 ± 0.60

3.54 ± 1.05

3.08 ± 0.43

Education

Associate degree^a

53(23.0)

3.22 ± 0.61

0.22(0.800)

2.81 ± 0.65

7.45(0.001)

a,b < c

3.47 ± 1.09

1.64(0.196)

3.03 ± 0.46

0.85(0.428)

Bachelor’s degree^b

165(71.7)

3.22 ± 0.56

2.98 ± 0.61

3.63 ± 1.02

3.01 ± 0.43

≥Master degree^c

12(5.3)

3.34 ± 0.80

3.58(0.83)

4.07 ± 1.41

3.18 ± 0.47

Religion

Religious

81(35.2)

3.30 ± 0.57

2.18(0.142)

3.14 ± 0.61

8.53(0.004)

3.89 ± 1.09

8.63(0.004)

3.16 ± 0.44

12.10(0.001)

None

149(64.8)

3.19 ± 0.58

2.88 ± 0.66

3.46 ± 1.02

2.95 ± 0.42

Working Department

Medical word^a

67(29.2

3.14 ± 0.61

1.49(0.227)

2.90 ± 0.68

3.58(0.029)

a,b < c

3.57 ± 1.12

0.16(0.856)

3.01 ± 0.50

0.11(0.893)

Surgical word^b

102(44.3)

3.30 ± 0.53

2.91 ± 0.61

3.60 ± 0.95

3.04 ± 0.42

Special word^c*

61(26.5)

3.21 ± 0.63

3.16 ± 0.65

3.67 ± 1.19

3.02 ± 0.41

Working type

Shift

185(80.4)

3.27 ± 0.58

4.76(0.030)

2.89 ± 0.64

15.43(< 0.001)

3.54 ± 1.03

4.35(0.038)

3.04 ± 0.45

1.27(0.262)

Fixed

45(19.6)

3.06 ± 0.55

3.30 ± 0.60

3.91 ± 1.13

2.96 ± 0.41

Position

Staff nurse

187(81.3)

3.26 ± 0.59

2.40(0.123)

2.91 ± 0.62

10.70(0.001)

3.51 ± 1.07

9.73(0.002)

3.04 ± 0.44

0.61(0.437)

Nurse manager

43(18.7)

3.10 ± 0.51

3.26 ± 0.69

4.06 ± 0.93

2.98 ± 0.43

Career(year)

1∼≤2

51(22.2)

3.61 ± 0.56

16.58(< 0.001)

b,c < a

3.02 ± 0.71

1.25(0.288)

3.87 ± 1.02

3.06(0.049)

3.27 ± 0.44

11.19(< 0.001)

b,c < a

3∼≤5

68(29.6)

3.15 ± 0.46

2.87 ± 0.51

3.39 ± 1.01

2.99 ± 0.35

>5

111(48.2

3.10 ± 0.58

3.01 ± 0.69

3.63 ± 1.09

2.93 ± 0.45

Type of hospital

≥ 500

94(40.9)

3.21 ± 0.53

0.21(0.646)

2.94 ± 0.60

0.40(0.526)

3.60 ± 0.95

0.02(0.883)

2.98 ± 0.42

1.85(0.175)

<500

136(59.1)

3.24 ± 0.62

3.00 ± 0.68

3.62 ± 1.14

3.06 ± 0.45