Research Article

Resilience and Flexibility for Clinical Nurses: A Latent Class Analysis

Table 3

Univariate analysis of 3 latent classes (n = 805, cases (percentage, %)).

ProjectsToughness-flexibility group (n = 264)Sense of power-deficit-emotional group (n = 186)Toughness-rigidity group (n = 355)Statistical valueP value

Age<3098 (37.1)57 (30.6)121 (34.1)3.919a0.141
<3560 (22.7)53 (28.5)123 (34.6)
<4146 (17.4)30 (16.1)55 (15.5)
≥4160 (22.7)46 (24.7)56 (15.8)

SexFemale252 (95.5)172 (92.5)321 (90.4)5.560b0.061
Male12 (4.5)14 (7.5)34 (9.6)

Education levelJunior college and below62 (23.5)46 (24.7)85 (23.9)0.075a0.963
Undergraduate201 (76.1)139 (74.7)269 (75.8)
Postgraduate or above1 (0.4)1 (0.5)1 (0.3)

Marital statusUnmarried75 (28.4)52 (28.0)86 (24.2)4.464c0.341
Married187 (70.3)129 (69.4)261 (73.5)
Others2 (0.8)5 (2.7)8 (2.3)

Number of children093 (35.2)56 (30.1)112 (31.5)1.192a0.551
1113 (42.8)91 (48.9)155 (43.7)
≥258 (22.0)39 (21.0)88 (24.8)

Monthly income<5000 RMB78 (29.5)55 (29.6)127 (35.8)10.158a0.006
<7000 RMB119 (45.1)89 (47.8)175 (49.3)
≥7000 RMB67 (25.4)42 (22.6)53 (14.9)

Professional titleJunior title122 (46.3)81 (43.6)161 (45.4)0.578c0.749
Intermediate title133 (50.4)96 (51.6)183 (51.5)
Senior title9 (3.4)9 (4.8)11 (3.1)

Working years1–578 (29.5)41 (22.0)86 (24.2)4.177a0.124
6–1048 (18.2)35 (18.8)95 (26.8)
11–1559 (22.3)56 (30.1)89 (25.1)
16–2026 (9.8)13 (7.0)43 (52.4)
≥2153 (20.1)41 (22.0)42 (11.8)

PositionNurse230 (87.1)169 (90.9)332 (93.5)7.430b0.024
Nursing managers34 (12.9)17 (9.1)23 (6.5)

Employment relationshipStaffing of government-affiliated institutions62 (23.5)40 (21.5)59 (16.6)22.425b<0.01
Personnel agent94 (35.6)62 (33.3)86 (24.2)
Contractual employment108 (40.9)84 (45.2)210 (59.2)

Hospital levelTertiary hospitals201 (76.1)143 (76.9)296 (83.4)5.895b0.052
Others63 (23.9)43 (23.1)59 (16.6)

bIndicates the value. aShows the value. cShows that the Fisher–Freeman–Halton test was used.