Table 3 Exploratory factor analysis (N = 539)
Original structure | Factor1 | |
|---|---|---|
Modified structure | Factor1 | Factor2 |
13. Men nurses are often ostracised (isolated) by female nurses in the clinical settings | 0.874 | |
6. Men have less opportunities for advancement in nursing than women | 0.823 | |
16. As a minority group, it is difficult for men to be successful in nursing | 0.789 | |
5. Men who choose nursing as a career are mostly gay | 0.779 | |
12. Men in nursing are often just used as “muscles” by their female nurses | 0.763 | |
15. Men nurses often experience communication difficulties with other healthcare professionals | 0.746 | |
11. Men who are nurses are not taken seriously by other health professionals | 0.713 | |
4. Nursing erodes the masculine identity of men | 0.687 | |
17. Nursing is not an appropriate profession for men from certain cultural and religious groups | 0.652 | |
3. Nursing is often a “dead-end” job for men | 0.652 | |
14. Patients are generally reluctant to be nursed by men nurses | 0.641 | |
8. I would not encourage a male family member (e.g. brother, son or cousin)to choose nursing as a career | 0.824 | |
7. The mass media (e.g. television and movies) puts most men off nursing | 0.753 | |
9. Compared to other health professionals (e.g. physiotherapist, dietitian, podiatrist), nursing is a low status job for men | 0.703 | |
10. Men should choose other professions that pay more than nursing | 0.693 | |
2. Being caring does not come naturally for men in nursing | 0.690 | |
1. Men are less suited to nursing as a career than women | 0.539 |