Impact of Emotional Labor and Positive Psychological Capital on the Turnover Intention of Nurses Caring for Patients with COVID-19: A Descriptive Survey Study
Table 1
Participants’ characteristics and differences in turnover intention (N = 155).
Variables
Category
n (%)
M ± SD
t/F ()
Sex
Male
11 (7.1)
3.33 ± 0.75
−3.31 (<0.001)
Female
144 (92.9)
3.94 ± 0.57
Age (years)
22–29
112 (72.3)
3.92 ± 0.57
0.41 (0.663)
30–39
31 (20.0)
3.81 ± 0.79
40–52
12 (7.7)
3.83 ± 0.61
Marital status
Single
126 (81.3)
3.90 ± 0.05
0.50 (0.618)
Married
29 (18.7)
3.84 ± 0.13
Education
Associate degree
18 (11.6)
3.86 ± 0.17
−0.23 (0.818)
≥Bachelor
137 (88.4)
3.90 ± 0.05
Current place of work
Ward
52 (33.5)
3.80 ± 0.08
1.43 (0.244)
ICU
74 (47.7)
3.90 ± 0.07
ER
29 (18.7)
4.04 ± 0.11
Clinical experience (years)
<5
93 (60.0)
3.90 ± 0.59
2.37 (0.097)
5–<10
34 (21.9)
4.02 ± 0.46
≥10
28 (18.1)
3.89 ± 0.61
Length of experience caring for patients with COVID-19 (months)
<6
79 (51.0)
3.88 ± 0.60
1.04 (0.357)
6–<12
16 (10.3)
4.09 ± 0.58
≥12
60 (38.7)
3.85 ± 0.62
Experience caring for patients with MERS or SARS
Yes
8 (5.2)
4.30 ± 0.16
1.97 (0.051)
No
147 (94.8)
3.87 ± 0.05
Note. COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019; MERS = Middle East respiratory syndrome; SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome.
