Table 1 Comparison of psychological capital scores of nurses’ second victims with different general data (X ± SD, n = 423)

Hospital level

Tertiary hospitals

221(52.20)

87.03 ± 15.35

9.359^a

0.002

-

Secondary hospitals

202(47.80)

91.42 ± 14.00

Departments

①Internal medicine

158(37.40)

86.51 ± 15.52

43.645^c

<0.001

⑩>①

⑨>①

⑩>⑧

⑩>②

⑦>⑧

⑨>⑧

②Surgery

50(11.80)

85.58 ± 15.88

③Gynecology

16(3.80)

93.44 ± 7.61

④Pediatrics

19(4.50)

93.26 ± 10.50

⑤Intensive care unit

27(6.40)

91.85 ± 12.45

⑥Emergency Department

19(4.50)

92.26 ± 13.31

⑦Operating room

46(10.90)

91.74 ± 12.02

⑧Oncology departments

30(7.10)

79.37 ± 16.33

⑨Department of Infectious Diseases

27(6.40)

95.52 ± 12.34

⑩Other

31(7.30)

93.16 ± 12.33

Gender

Male

22(5.20)

90.23 ± 13.62

0.127^a

0.722

-

Female

401(94.80)

89.07 ± 14.93

Age

①≤25

37(8.70)

87.65 ± 16.55

19.444^c

0.003

⑦>②

②26 ~ 30

149(35.20)

86.47 ± 14.61

③31 ~ 35

96(22.70)

89.17 ± 15.70

④36 ~ 40

81(19.10)

90.06 ± 15.38

⑤41 ~ 45

25(5.90)

91.68 ± 10.92

⑥46 ~ 50

20(4.70)

96.30 ± 8.18

⑦≥51

15(3.50)

100.07 ± 8.61

Initial education

①Technical secondary school

77(18.20)

93.74 ± 11.89

11.376^c

0.010

①>③

②Junior colleges

200(47.30)

89.15 ± 14.96

③Undergraduate

145(34.30)

86.57 ± 15.63

④Master’s degree or above

1(0.20)

100.00 ± 0.00

Highest education

①Junior colleges

57(13.50)

90.32 ± 17.22

0.775^b

0.461

-

②Undergraduate

359(84.90)

88.83 ± 14.53

③Master’s degree or above

7(1.70)

94.86 ± 10.40

Professional title

①nurse

59(13.90)

88.63 ± 15.07

7.929^c

0.047

-

②Primary nurse

183(43.30)

87.36 ± 15.82

③Intermediate nurse

162(38.30)

90.56 ± 14.02

④Deputy Chief Nurse and above

19(4.50)

95.47 ± 7.86

Marital status

①Unmarried

76(18.00)

83.61 ± 17.59

11.216^c

0.004

②>①

②Married

341(80.60)

90.37 ± 13.91

③Divorce

6(1.40)

88.33 ± 16.23

Number of children.

①0

116(27.40)

84.56 ± 16.51

14.937^c

0.002

②>①

③>①

②1

173(40.90)

91.07 ± 13.15

③2

131(31.00)

90.63 ± 14.70

④≥3

3(0.70)

88.00 ± 17.06

Employment form

①Career establishment

80(18.90)

93.68 ± 13.74

5.042^b

0.007

①>②

①>③

②Contract employment

319(75.40)

88.24 ± 15.08

③Personnel Agency

24(5.70)

85.71 ± 12.72

Number of night shifts per month

①0

64(15.10)

92.13 ± 11.47

16.181^c

0.003

②>③

②1 ~ 3

53(12.50)

93.72 ± 11.27

③4 ~ 6

159(37.60)

85.55 ± 16.34

④7 ~ 9

119(28.10)

89.35 ± 14.79

⑤≥10

28(6.60)

92.93 ± 15.04

Working years

(year)

①1 ~ 3

61(14.40)

85.92 ± 16.67

18.146^c

<0.001

④>①

④>②

④>③

②4 ~ 10

177(41.80)

88.27 ± 13.89

③11 ~ 20

138(32.60)

88.79 ± 15.88

④≥20

47(11.10)

97.51 ± 9.18

Monthly income

(RMB/monthly)

①<4999

146(34.52)

88.86 ± 15.46

2.488^b

0.060

-

②5000 ~ 7999

147(34.75)

90.65 ± 13.50

③8000 ~ 14,999

128(30.26)

82.82 ± 15.27

④≥15,000

2(0.47)

98.00 ± 2.83