Table 1: General characteristics of the respondents.
| Categories |
Classifications |
N(%) |
CPA1 |
t/F |
p |
Scheffe’s Test |
| Mean(S.D) |
| Sex |
Male |
35(9.9) |
2.86(0.72) |
-0.551 |
0.585 |
|
| Female |
318(90.1) |
2.92(0.54) |
|
|
|
| Age |
18-20 |
205(58.1) |
2.89(0.55) |
0.776 |
0.466 |
|
| (years) |
21-25 |
120(34.0) |
2.93(0.56) |
|
|
|
| |
26-51 |
28(7.9) |
3.03(0.66) |
|
|
|
| |
Mean(S.D) |
21.05(3.38) |
| Year |
Freshman |
141(39.9) |
2.92(0.56) |
1.261 |
0.285 |
|
| Sophomore |
108(30.6) |
2.86(0.54) |
|
|
|
| Junior |
10(29.5) |
2.98(0.60) |
|
|
|
| Religion |
NoneA
|
187(53.0) |
2.91(0.58) |
0.124 |
0.946 |
|
| ChristianityB
|
104(29.5) |
2.93(0.56) |
|
|
|
| CatholicismC
|
37(10.5) |
2.96(0.56) |
|
|
|
| BuddhismD
|
25(7.1) |
2.88(0.47) |
|
|
|
| Aptitude for nursing |
InconsistentA
|
24(6.8) |
2.52(0.59) |
14.282 |
<.001 |
A<C**
|
| IndifferentB
|
124(35.1) |
2.80(0.55) |
|
|
B<C**
|
| ConsistentC
|
205(58.1) |
3.04(0.54) |
|
|
|
| Satisfaction with nursing |
UnsatisfactoryA
|
37(10.5) |
2.62(0.60) |
12.793 |
<.001 |
A<C**
|
| So-soB
|
118(33.4) |
2.81(0.53) |
|
|
B<C**
|
| SatisfactoryC
|
198(56.1) |
3.04(0.55) |
|
|
|
| Current |
Aptitude related |
60(17.0) |
2.77(0.59) |
1.068 |
0.378 |
|
| Difficulties |
Economic state |
93(26.3) |
2.97(0.52) |
|
|
|
| |
Disease in family |
6(1.7) |
2.88(0.71) |
|
|
|
| |
The difference of opinion with parents |
4(1.1) |
3.05(0.70) |
|
|
|
| |
Career related |
147(41.6) |
2.94(0.56) |
|
|
|
| |
Other |
43(12.2) |
2.92(0.62) |
|
|
|
| Satisfaction with university |
UnsatisfactoryA
|
80(22.7) |
2.75(0.55) |
8.612 |
<.001 |
A<C**
|
| So-soB
|
161(45.6) |
2.89(0.52) |
|
|
B<C“
|
| SatisfactoryC
|
112(31.7) |
3.09(0.59) |
|
|
|
| Certification |
Yes |
57(16.1) |
3.14(0.52) |
3.24 |
0.001 |
|
| None |
296(83.9) |
2.88(0.56) |
|
|
|
| Reason for studying nursing |
Consistent with aptitudeA
|
131(37.1) |
3.07(0.56) |
4.495 |
0.001 |
A>B*
|
| Recommendation from othersB
|
89(25.2) |
2.82(0.53) |
|
|
A>C*
|
| For employmentC
|
108(30.6) |
2.85(0.52) |
|
|
A>D*
|
| Based on SAT scoreD
|
13(3.7) |
2.60(0.66) |
|
|
|
| OtherE
|
12(3.4) |
2.98(0.84) |
|
|
|
| Intention to continue working as a nurse |
Yes |
314(89.0) |
2.93(0.56) |
1.294 |
0.196 |
|
| No |
39(11.0) |
2.81(0.58) |
|
|
|
| Planned length of time to continue working as a nurse |
Mean(S.D) |
6.75(7.35) |
Note 1.p < 0.05*, p < 0.01**
Note 2. †In Levene's homogeneity of variance test, p = .016 is not assumed. All other variables are p > .05 assuming equidistribution