Associations of Occupational Stressors, Perceived Organizational Support, and Psychological Capital with Work Engagement among Chinese Female Nurses

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of subjects and the comparisons of vigor, dedication, and absorption.

Variables	(%)	Vigor; Mean ± SD	Dedication; Mean ± SD	Absorption; Mean ± SD
Total	1016 (100)	3.21 ± 1.63	3.44 ± 1.70	2.73 ± 1.70
Age (years)
≤30	476 (46.9)	3.07 ± 1.58	3.28 ± 1.69	2.60 ± 1.61
30–40	284 (28.0)	3.07 ± 1.64	3.32 ± 1.69	2.53 ± 1.71
>40	256 (25.2)
Marital status
Single/widowed/divorced/separated	355 (34.9)	3.22 ± 1.52	3.45 ± 1.67	2.75 ± 1.60
Married/cohabitated	661 (65.1)	3.20 ± 1.69	3.43 ± 1.71	2.72 ± 1.74
Education
Junior college or lower	553 (54.4)	3.13 ± 1.65	3.32 ± 1.72	2.70 ± 1.66
College or higher	463 (45.6)	3.30 ± 1.60		2.75 ± 1.74

SD: standard deviation.
higher compared with ≤30 and 30–40 years groups.
higher compared with junior college or lower group.
and (two-tailed).