The Mediating Effect of the Perceived Professional Benefit of New Nurses in Cancer Hospitals on the Nursing Work Environment, Psychological Resilience, and Transition Shock: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Survey

Table 1

Characteristics of the study sample.

Variables	Categories	n (%)
Sex	Female	164 (82)
	Male	36 (18)
Age	<25	188 (94)
	≥25	12 (6)
Marital status	Married	6 (3)
	Single	194 (97)
Education level	College	98 (49)
	Associate’s degree or less	8 (4)
	Undergraduate	82 (41)
	Postgraduate and more	12 (6)
From one-child family	No	144 (72)
	Yes	56 (28)
Monthly income	1000–2000¥	40 (20)
	2001–3000¥	84 (42)
	3001–4000¥	8 (4)
	>4000¥	68 (34)
Home address and work unit in the same city	No	8 (4)
	Yes	192 (96)
Employment relationship	Formal incorporation	8 (4)
	Personnel agency	8 (4)
	Contract employment	184 (92)
Were you ever a class cadre during college?	No	80 (40)
	Yes	120 (60)