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Table 2 The distribution and FM scores among the study population (N = 1031)

From: The association between fear of malpractice and burnout among Chinese medical workers: The mediating role of legal consciousness

Factors

FM (Low)

N = 346 (%)

FM (Medium)

N = 311 (%)

FM (High)

N = 374 (%)

FM scores

F

P

Gender

    

1.508

0.149

Male

85 (24.6%)

88 (28.3%)

124 (33.2%)

21.35 ± 5.59

  

Female

261 (75.4%)

223 (71.7%)

250 (66.8%)

20.82 ± 5.23

  

Age(y)*

    

5.220*

0.022.1

 < 30

106 (30.6%)

64 (20.6%)

81 (21.7%)

20.03 ± 5.79

  

30–39

149 (43.1%)

141 (45.3%)

181 (48.4%)

21.30 ± 5.22

  

 ≥ 40

91 (26.3%)

106 (34.1%)

112 (29.9%)

21.24 ± 5.05

  

Marital status*

    

16.463**

0.018

Married

227 (65.6%)

234 (75.2%)

273 (73.0%)

21.24 ± 50.1

  

Single/ Divorced /widowed

119 (34.4%)

77 (24.8%)

101 (27.0%)

20.30 ± 6.02

  

Education

    

1.977

0.139

Junior college course or lower

102 (29.5%)

67 (21.5%)

76 (20.3%)

20.39 ± 5.12

  

Bachelor degree

165 (47.7%)

160 (51.4%)

196 (52.4%)

21.10 ± 5.48

  

Master’s degree or higher

79 (22.8%)

84 (27.0%)

102 (27.3%)

21.24 ± 5.22

  

Position

    

1.738

0.791

Doctor

204 (59.0%)

189 (60.8%)

232 (62.0%)

20.93 ± 5.50

  

Nurse

142 (41.0%)

122 (39.2%)

142 (38.0%)

20.02 ± 5.09

  

Burnout**

    

6.241*

0.000

Yes

45 (13.0%)

55 (17.7%)

111 (29.7%)

23.00 ± 4.6

  

No

301 (87.0%)

256 (82.3%)

263 (70.3%)

20.45 ± 5.39

  
  1. 1 The differences were examine by Student’s t test and ANOVA. In the case of data with uneven variance, the Kruskal–Wallis nonparametric test was performed
  2. 2.1 Perform Kruskal–Wallis test
  3. 3 The Kruskal–Wallis test for Age showed the significant difference between < 30 and other groups, but had no significant difference between 30–39 and ≥ 40 group
  4. **: P < 0.01. *: P < 0.05.1