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Table 6 Association between the Chinese version of the Spiritual Care-Giving Scale and personal issues

From: Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the spiritual care-giving scale (C-SCGS) in nursing practice

Test Variable

Groups

Frequency (n)

Total

(M±SD)

Factor 1 (M±SD)

Factor2 (M±SD)

Factor 3 (M±SD)

Factor 4 (M±SD)

Gender

Male

17

162.29±19.83

63.41±7.27

36.41±6.10

24.29±3.18

38.18±6.26

Female

338

168.79±16.76

65.27±6.97

37.93±5.25

25.49±2.77

40.11±4.41

t value

  

-1.545

-1.071

-1.153

-1.719

-1.256

P value

  

.123

.285

.250

.087

.226

Age, years

≥18

54

168.70±16.48

65.41±6.59

38.22±4.96

25.43±2.66

39.65±4.46

≥26

130

167.53±16.31

64.83±6.97

37.72±5.01

25.24±2.79

39.74±4.69

≥31

129

168.75±17.24

65.28±7.15

37.90±5.48

25.40±2.85

40.17±4.31

≥41

36

170.61±18.25

65.86±6.83

37.56±6.21

26.31±2.69

40.89±4.76

≥51

6

168.33±24.22

64.50±9.65

38.33±6.02

24.83±3.49

40.67±5.47

F value

  

.253

.200

.127

1.108

.612

P value

  

.908

.938

.973

.353

.654

Education

Secondary vocational schools (A)

3

182.33±34.96

70.00±13.86

41.33±9.87

27.33±4.62

43.67±6.66

Junior college (B)

72

167.36±16.23

65.17±6.45

37.74±4.87

25.11±2.53

39.36±4.67

Undergraduate (C)

250

169.18±16.80

65.13±6.96

38.18±5.31

25.50±2.78

40.36±4.28

Postgraduate or above (D)

30

163.93±17.46

65.13±7.82

35.10±5.02

25.37±3.35

38.33±4.54

F vaue

  

1.640

.479

3.540

.838

3.069

P value

  

.180

.697

.015*

.474

.028*

Post Hoc Tests

Scheffe’s method

   

C>Da

  

Tukey HSD

   

C>Db

  

LSD method

   

B>Cc; C>Dd;

 

C>De

Income(Â¥/month)

<5000

193

169.31±17.44

65.46±7.14

38.33±5.32

25.33±2.80

40.19±4.45

≥5000

162

167.49±16.34

64.85±6.80

37.29±5.22

25.55±2.79

39.81±4.62

t value

  

1.003

.827

.827

-.748

.783

P value

  

.316

.409

.065

.455

.434

  1. * p < 0.05; LSD Least significant difference, HSD Honestly significant difference
  2. a Mean Difference (I-J), 3.08*; Std. Error, 1.01; P=.03
  3. b Mean Difference (I-J): 3.08*; Std. Error: 1.01; P=.01
  4. c Mean Difference (I-J): 2.64*; Std. Error: 1.14; P=.02
  5. d Mean Difference (I-J): 3.08*; Std. Error: 1.01; P=.00
  6. e Mean Difference (I-J): 2.03*; Std. Error: .87; P=.02