Table 1 Relationship between general characteristics and second-victim experience, second-victim support, third-victim experience, and work-life balance (n = 372)

Gender

Male

14(3.8)

-2.091

.037

-.296

.767

2.38 ± 1.02

-1.585

.114

2.88 ± .26

-.053

.958

Female

358(96.2)

2.72 ± .79

2.90 ± .70

Age

 < 30

113(30.4)

-.304

.761

.811

.418

2.62 ± .76

-1.446

.149

2.93 ± .73

.497

.619

30 ≤ 

259(69.6)

2.75 ± .82

2.89 ± .70

Marital status

Married

153(41.1)

-.338

.736

1.252

.211

2.70 ± .83

-.180

.857

2.97 ± .72

1.573

.117

Not married

219(58.9)

2.71 ± .79

2.85 ± .70

Religion

Yes

148(39.8)

-1.261

.208

-1.268

.206

2.68 ± .81

-.505

.614

2.93 ± .70

.684

.495

No

224(60.2)

2.73 ± .80

2.88 ± 7.16

Education level

Associate^a

88(23.7)

4.333

.014

a,b < c

.110

.896

2.52 ± .70

4.525

.011

a < c

2.92 ± .64

1.908

.150

Bachelor’s ^b

269(72.3)

2.75 ± .80

2.92 ± .72

Master/

doctoral ^c

15(4.0)

3.10 ± 1.16

2.55 ± .75

Position

Charge nurse

32(8.6)

-.517

.605

3.436

.001

2.58 ± .93

-.958

.339

2.77 ± .83

-1.095

.274

Staff nurse

340(91.4)

2.72 ± .79

2.91 ± .70

Nursing experience

3 years or less

16(4.3)

3.686

.026

.458

.633

2.61 ± .98

.170

.844

2.83 ± .78

.270

.764

More than 3 years – less than 5 years

67(18.0)

2.69 ± .74

2.86 ± .72

More than 5 years

289(77.7)

2.72 ± .81

2.92 ± .70

Work unit

Medical unit

107(28.8)

.408

.665

.232

.793

2.72 ± .69

2.383

.094

2.92 ± .74

.309

734

Surgical unit

109(29.3)

2.58 ± 84

2.93 ± .66

Others

156(41.9)

2.79 ± .84

2.87 ± .71

Region of hospital

Seoul metropolitan area

281(75.5)

.406

.685

.403

.687

2.68 ± .81

-.1358

.175

2.90 ± .70

.027

.978

Others

91(24.5)

2.81 ± .79

2.90 ± .72