The Relationship between Moral Sensitivity and Professional Behaviour and Its Comparison in First- and Last-Year Undergraduate Nursing Students

Table 2

Comparison of the total and subscale scores of moral sensitivity and professional behaviour in nursing students based on demographic variables.

Variables	Respect for autonomy	Professional knowledge	How to communicate	Ethical conflicts	Applying moral concepts	Honesty and benevolence	Total moral sensitivity	Professional behaviour
Gender
Female	11.69 ± 4.14	15.15 ± 3.84	8.44 ± 2.4	12.61 ± 3.42	12.09 ± 4.2	5.06 ± 1.73	65.06 ± 15.36	111 ± 12.9
Male	11 ± 3.87	14.11 ± 4.2	7.82 ± 2.55	11.57 ± 3.61	11.25 ± 4.07	4.9 ± 1.81	60.68 ± 16.11	107 ± 16.69
value	P multivariate = 0.357						0.04	0.042
Marital status
Married	11.25 ± 3.61	13.42 ± 4.61	8.55 ± 2.07	11.76 ± 3.19	11.39 ± 3.79	5.3 ± 1.31	61.69 ± 14.5	106.32 ± 17.87
Single	11.32 ± 4.05	14.75 ± 3.97	8 ± 2.55	12.05 ± 3.6	11.65 ± 4.19	4.94 ± 1.81	62.74 ± 16	109.86 ± 14.71
value	P multivariate = 0.122						0.736	0.229
Housing
Dormitory	11.32 ± 3.72	14.15 ± 3.94	8.04 ± 2.5	12.25 ± 3.37	11.71 ± 3.82	4.81 ± 1.84	62.3 ± 14.94	108.06 ± 15.81
With family	11.35 ± 4.03	14.85 ± 4.23	8.17 ± 2.46	11.76 ± 3.69	11.44 ± 4.33	5.04 ± 1.69	62.64 ± 16.39	110.41 ± 14.49
Students house	10.43 ± 6.39	15.75 ± 3.15	7 ± 2.82	12.12 ± 3.75	13.18 ± 5.16	6.12 ± 1.8	64.6 ± 20.48	109.43 ± 17.75
value	P multivariate = 0.053						0.921	0.52
Apprenticeship
Yes	11.3 ± 3.35	15 ± 3	7.85 ± 1.9	12.36 ± 2.73	12.04 ± 3.59	5.12 ± 1.7	63.7 ± 11.33	111.21 ± 17
No	11.28 ± 4.1	14.46 ± 4.23	8.07 ± 2.58	11.95 ± 3.68	11.56 ± 4.22	4.93 ± 1.78	62.29 ± 16.56	108.89 ± 15.04
value	P multivariate = 0.894						0.647	0.434
Working
Yes	11.85 ± 3.67	13.91 ± 4.51	7.76 ± 2.14	12.66 ± 3.03	12.62 ± 3.43	5.48 ± 1.44	64.28 ± 14.44	105.16 ± 21.01
No	11.19 ± 4	14.58 ± 4.02	8.06 ± 2.52	11.88 ± 3.58	11.58 ± 4.09	4.9 ± 1.8	62.08 ± 15.89	109.56 ± 14.3
value	P multivariate = 0.182						0.512	0.317
Another degree
Yes	11.65 ± 4.88	15.48 ± 4.16	8.76 ± 2.25	13.15 ± 3.45	12.76 ± 4.43	5.89 ± 1.28	67.72 ± 15.23	109.17 ± 15.18
No	11.19 ± 3.86	14.43 ± 4.09	8 ± 2.49	11.84 ± 3.51	11.49 ± 4.06	4.87 ± 1.8	61.84 ± 15.76	109.15 ± 15.29
value	P multivariate = 0.223						0.120	0.995
Academic year
First year	10.7 ± 4.27	13.96 ± 4.48	7.8 ± 2.63	11.54 ± 3.84	11.18 ± 4.32	4.71 ± 1.81	59.91 ± 17.2	108.44 ± 16.68
Last year	12.71 ± 2.92	15.8 ± 2.64	8.62 ± 2.05	13.02 ± 2.51	12.55 ± 3.5	5.5 ± 1.54	68.23 ± 10.25	112.37 ± 11.35
value	<0.001	0.001	0.017	0.002	0.016	0.001	<0.001	0.034