Exploratory Study of Factors Influencing Job-Related Stress in Japanese Psychiatric Nurses

Table 2

Characteristics of subjects ().

	Mean	S.D.		%
Age (years)	42.5	11.1
Years of experience in psychiatry department	13.3	10.5
Gender
Male			94	31.8%
Female			193	65.2%
Unanswered			9	3.0%
Job position
Manager (Head Nurse of Chief Nurse)			41	13.9%
Nonmanager			228	77.0%
Unanswered			27	9.1%
Qualification
Nurse			196	66.2%
Assistant nurse			90	30.4%
Unanswered			10	3.4%
Experience in other departments
Yes			199	67.2%
No			87	29.4%
Unanswered			10	3.4%