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Table 1 Distribution of background variables by profession

From: The attitudes of psychiatric hospital staff toward hospitalization and treatment of patients with borderline personality disorder

 

Profession

Psychiatry (n = 167)

Psychology (n = 162)

Social work (n = 100)

Nursing (n = 262)

Total (n = 691)

Statistical tests

Gender a

       
 

Female

76 (45.5%)

125 (77.2%)

84 (84.0%)

155 (59.6%)

440 (63.9%)

χ2 (3) = 56.39***

 

Male

91 (54.5%)

37 (22.8%)

16 (16.0%)

105 (40.4%)

249 (36.1%)

Age b

       
 

M

46.78

40.79

43.49

47.41

44.62

F(3,650) =17.18***

 

SD

9.90

10.19

9.67

9.34

9.78

Country of birth c,f

       
 

Israel

75 (48.1%)

128 (84.8%)

83 (85.6%)

117 (48.3%)

403 (62.4%)

χ2 (3) = 88.38***

 

Abroad

81 (51.9%)

23 (15.2%)

14 (14.4%)

125 (51.7%)

243 (37.6%)

Family status d,f

       
 

In couple

138 (83.1%)

128 (81.0%)

79 (79.8%)

107 (82.5%)

452 (82.6%)

χ2 (3) = .60, ns

 

Not in couple

28 (16.9%)

30 (19.0%)

20 (20.2%)

44 (17.5%)

122 (17.4%)

Seniority (years) e

       
 

M

16.45

11.05

14.66

21.15

15.83

F(3,665) =34.59***

 

SD

11.28

9.46

9.94

9.39

10.02

 

Ward Type f

       
 

Closed

78 (49.1%)

42 (26.1%)

19 (19.2%)

189 (76.2%)

328 (49.2%)

χ2 (3) = 142.47***

 

Not Closed

81 (50.9%)

119 (73.9%)

80 (80.8%)

59 (23.8%)

339 (50.8%)

  1. Note. aNineteen did not report their gender; bFifty-five did not report their age; cSixty did not report their country of birth; dThirty-five did not report their family status; eThirty-eight did not report their professional seniority; fCountry of birth, family status, and ward type were grouped into two categories. ***p < .001.