Determination of Nursing Students’ Resilience Levels, Care Behaviors, and Violence Management Competencies: A Descriptive, Cross-Sectional, and Relational Study

Table 5

Violence Management Proficiency Scale scores of nursing students according to some descriptive characteristics.

Variable, n = 454	Violence Management Proficiency Scale in application areas				Violence Management Proficiency Scale in application areas’ total score averages
	Postevent recovery	Violence information management	Violence response and interaction	Response to violence
	Gender
Female	40.28 ± 5.66	33.47 ± 5.72	11.18 ± 2.32	23.56 ± 3.62	108.40 ± 15.66
Male	40.44 ± 6.98	34.21 ± 6.58	11.45 ± 2.31	24.00 ± 4.07	110.10 ± 18.10
Test statistics	t = −0.253	t = −1.163	t = −1.094	t = −1.101	t = −0.968
	Age
18–23	40.23 ± 6.00	33.52 ± 5.95	11.21 ± 2.31	23.62 ± 3.73	23.62 ± 16.27
24–28	42.36 ± 6.21	36.73 ± 5.23	12.21 ± 2.46	24.84 ± 3.89	24.84 ± 16.17
Test statistics	t = −1.512	t = −2.311	t = −1.840	t = −1.385	t = −1.971
	Grade
1st-grade student	39.10 ± 7.43	33.37 ± 6.99	11.02 ± 2.54	23.27 ± 2.54	106.77 ± 9.27
2nd-grade student	40.05 ± 5.17	33.13 ± 5.30	11.25 ± 2.09	23.46 ± 3.61	107.81 ± 8.60
3rd-grade student	40.58 ± 5.95	34.11 ± 6.23	11.27 ± 2.28	23.90 ± 3.72	109.78 ± 6.25
4th-grade student	41.09 ± 5.82	33.91 ± 5.59	11.37 ± 2.44	23.92 ± 3.33	110.20 ± 5.22
Test statistics	F = 1.956	F = 0.694	F = 0.368	F = 0.760	F = 1.026
	Marital status
Married	40.40 ± 5.98	33.71 ± 5.90	11.29 ± 2.29	23.74 ± 3.77	109.07 ± 16.17
Single	34.33 ± 6.37	29.50 ± 6.80	8.50 ± 3.08	18.66 ± 3.66	90.81 ± 18.19
Test statistics	t = 2.466	t = 1.727	t = 2.948	t = 3.336	t = 2.728
	Economical situation
Income less than expenses	39.60 ± 6.33	33.67 ± 6.27	11.05 ± 2.43	4.01 ± 0.30	10.60 ± 7.24
Income and expenses equal	40.54 ± 5.42	33.50 ± 5.56	11.32 ± 2.19	3.40 ± 0.21	109.12 ± 6.95
Income more than expenses	42.24 ± 7.76	34.64 ± 6.93	11.67 ± 2.60	4.51 ± 0.74	112.61 ± 6.33
Test statistics	F = 3.296	F = 0.598	F = 1.333	F = 1.244	F = 1.524
	Place of residence
In dormitory	40.58 ± 5.97	33.99 ± 5.92	11.40 ± 2.26	23.87 ± 3.76	109.76 ± 6.19
At home with friends	42.37 ± 6.04	35.93 ± 6.75	12.43 ± 2.03	24.56 ± 4.01	115.56 ± 6.33
At home with family	39.35 ± 5.99	32.38 ± 5.69	10.68 ± 2.43	23.04 ± 3.58	105.34 ± 5.96
Alone	41.12 ± 7.41	35.87 ± 6.91	11.75 ± 1.75	24.12 ± 4.38	113.03 ± 9.29
Test statistics	F = 1.926	F = 3.380	F = 4.529	F = 1.760	F = 3.328
	The state of being exposed to violence
Yes	39.72 ± 6.28	32.85 ± 6.04	10.53 ± 2.68	22.78 ± 3.81	105.93 ± 6.32
No	40.39 ± 5.99	33.75 ± 5.99	11.33 ± 2.26	23.78 ± 3.22	109.17 ± 6.30
Test statistics	t = −0.724	t = −0.984	t = −2.259	t = −1.726	t = −1.291
	To deal with violence
Do nothing	36.07 ± 11.07	28.46 ± 8.67	9.46 ± 3.79	20.46 ± 6.97	94.29±
Friend support	38.40 ± 7.02	33.60 ± 3.50	10.80 ± 1.30	23.40 ± 3.57	106.40±
Support from managers	41.20 ± 6.33	35.40 ± 4.42	11.20 ± 1.93	23.80 ± 1.68	111.68±
Go away	38.95 ± 5.90	32.77 ± 6.50	10.31 ± 2.95	22.59 ± 3.80	104.69±
Test statistics	F = 0.879	F = 2.035	F = 1.500	F = 1.104	F = 1.588