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Table 3 Relationship between sociodemographic characteristics of the participants and academic motivation (n = 410)

From: Understanding the relationship of academic motivation and social support in graduate nursing education in Egypt

Variables

Categories

Academic motivation

Test of sig.

M (SD)

Sex

Male

86.71 (19.59)

t = 1.293

p = 0.197

 

Female

89.36 (18.47)

Age

< 25

86.63 (19.10)

t = 1.500

p = 0.134

25 –

89.58 (18.63)

Residence

Urban

88.05 (19.36)

t = 1.178

p = 0.239

Rural

90.85 (16.35)

Living Status

With family

88.66 (18.64)

t = 0.361

p = 0.718

Alone

86.67 (24.84)

Educational levels

Nursing Diploma

92.33 (15.47)

F = 4.014* p = 0.019

Nursing Master

87.0 (20.57)

Nursing Doctorate

86.66 (19.83)

Social and Recreational Activities

Yes

88.6119.15

t = 0.032

p = 0.975

No

88.48 (12.04)

Visiting relatives and friends

88.58 (19.28)

F = 4.860*

p = 0.001

Going to social clubs

88.93 (18.16)

Doing sports

93.62 (15.32)

Doing art and music activities

93.24(15.38)

Going to trips

86.29 (19.91)

  1. M: Mean SD (Standard Deviation)
  2. F: One-way ANOVA test t: Student t-test *: Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05