Communication Self-Efficacy and Job Satisfaction among Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Table 1

Associations of sociodemographic variables with nurse’s CSE.C and JS.C (n = 500).

Characteristics	n (%)	CSE.C score	JS.C score
		Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Sex
Female	399 (79.8)	143.46 ± 29.81	28.08 ± 6.34
Male	101 (20.2)	139.92 ± 32.67	28.21 ± 7.02
value^a		0.771	0.154
Age group
22–32 years	218 (43.6)	139.33 ± 29.31	27.73 ± 6.43
33–43 years	243 (48.6)	145.24 ± 31.98	28.37 ± 6.63
44–55 years	39 (7.8)	146.33 ± 24.54	28.56 ± 5.84
value^b		0.084	0.511
Education level
Associate degree	34 (6.8)	147.12 ± 28.97	28.65 ± 7.02
Bachelor	434 (86.8)	143.16 ± 30.25	28.12 ± 6.39
≥Master of Science	32 (6.4)	132.47 ± 32.88	27.31 ± 7.21
value^b		0.109	0.699
Marital status
Married	306 (61.2)	143.43 ± 29.48	28.18 ± 6.45
Single	182 (36.4)	140.15 ± 31.84	27.96 ± 6.68
Widowed/divorced	12 (2.4)	164.58 ± 22.84	28.50 ± 3.72
value^b		0.021	0.917
Number of children
0	265 (53)	142.83 ± 30.23	27.83 ± 6.45
1	121 (24.2)	145.38 ± 31.92	28.45 ± 6.86
2	101 (20.2)	139.88 ± 28.14	28.50 ± 6.16
≥3	13 (2.6)	138.85 ± 37.59	27.54 ± 6.28
value^b		0.570	0.739
Working years
2–10 years	270 (54)	140.96 ± 29.85	27.87 ± 6.29
11–20 years	206 (41.2)	144.27 ± 31.99	28.45 ± 6.85
21–30 years	24 (4.8)	149.83 ± 20.17	27.83 ± 5.23
value^b		0.252	0.621
Work shift
Morning	33 (6.6)	144.52 ± 28.21	29.21 ± 5.22
Morning/evening	38 (7.6)	152.18 ± 26.85	29.03 ± 7.34
Rotation	429 (85.8)	141.78 ± 30.78	27.94 ± 6.48
value^b		0.122	0.368
Care history of COVID-19 patient
Yes	223 (44.6)	143.23 ± 31.09	27.93 ± 6.39
No	277 (55.4)	142.36 ± 39.90	28.25 ± 6.56
value^a		0.731	0.810

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