Table 1 Distribution of the nursing students according to their personal and academic characteristics
From: Emotional intelligence and reflective thinking: a synergistic approach in nursing education
Personal and academic characteristics | Nursing students (n = 1096) | |
|---|---|---|
No. | % | |
Academic year | ||
First | 316 | 28.9 |
Second | 308 | 28.1 |
Third | 272 | 24.8 |
Fourth | 200 | 18.2 |
Gender | ||
Male | 409 | 37.3 |
Female | 687 | 62.7 |
Age | ||
< 20 | 376 | 34.3 |
≥ 20 | 720 | 65.7 |
Mean ± SD. | 20.15 ± 1.67 | |
Marital status | ||
Single | 999 | 91.1 |
Married | 94 | 8.6 |
Divorced | 3 | 0.3 |
Do you work during education? | ||
No | 662 | 60.4 |
Yes | 434 | 39.6 |
Last obtained GPA | ||
A- – A | 186 | 17.0 |
B- – B+ | 608 | 55.5 |
C- – C+ | 302 | 27.6 |
D – D+ | 0 | 0.0 |
F | 0 | 0.0 |
Mean ± SD. | 3.0 ± 0.61 | |
Previous qualification | ||
Technical school certificate | 236 | 21.5 |
Secondary school certificate | 665 | 60.7 |
Other faculty | 195 | 17.8 |