Attachment Style, Affective Temperament, and Psychological Distress among Mental Health Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Table 2

Relation between level of attachment anxiety, affective temperament, and psychological distress and sociodemographic characteristics of the studied nurses.

Sociodemographic criteria		Studied nurses (N = 100)
		Attachment anxiety	Affective temperament	Psychological distress
Sex	X^2	0.416	7.162	5.670
	value	0.519	0.007	0.129
Age	X^2	13.216	9.301	46.807
	value	0.431	0.750	0.183
Marital status	X^2	2.348	1.827	4.575
	value	0.309	0.401	0.599
Residence	X^2	2.416	0.233	2.091
	value	0.120	0.630	0.554
Education level	X^2	1.846	1.955	1.547
	value	0.397	0.376	0.956
Income	X^2	0.416	7.162	5.670
	value	0.519	0.007	0.129
Years of experience	X^2	24.946	25.637	59.667
	value	0.003	0.002	0.000
Physical disease	X^2	1.274	0.069	2.313
	value	0.259	0.793	0.510
Contact with 19 patients	X^2	2.416	0.233	2.091
	value	0.120	0.630	0.554

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