Table 4 Relationship between communication competence, communication self-efficacy, and SI with the demographic variables among nurses

Age

30>

87.71 ± 6.52

0.09

63.51 ± 5.29

0.10

146.97 ± 11.29

30–40

90.56 ± 8.01

68.49 ± 6.12

148.22 ± 11.36

0.04

40<

89.06 ± 7.11

61.36 ± 5.09

146.19 ± 10.84

Work experience

10>

86.02 ± 6.75

0.01

63.09 ± 4.92

0.002

144.01 ± 10.71

10–20

90.10 ± 7.44

64.10 ± 5.74

148.11 ± 11.08

0.11

20<

91.23 ± 7.12

66.21 ± 5.65

149.27 ± 11.32

Gender

Male

87.03 ± 6.57

0.12

63.54 ± 5.29

0.04

145.23 ± 11.12

0.03

Female

91.19 ± 7.82

65.36 ± 5.77

149.03 ± 11.56

Marital status

Single

88.74 ± 6.92

0.08

63.19 ± 5.13

0.13

146.84 ± 10.68

0.14

Married

89.48 ± 7.43

65.71 ± 5.78

147.42 ± 11.42

Level of education

Bachelors’

87.74 ± 7.14

0.003

63.08 ± 5.17

0.02

146.93 ± 11.19

0.21

Master’s

90.48 ± 7.72

65.82 ± 6.24

147.33 ± 11.42

Type of employment

Formal

91.35 ± 7.32

0.16

66.24 ± 6.38

0.07

148.66 ± 11.62

Contractual

89.56 ± 7.32

64.27 ± 5.58

148.38 ± 11.49

Contract-Based

88.28 ± 7.32

63.75 ± 5.67

146.65 ± 11.45

0.19

Project

88.60 ± 7.32

65.48 ± 5.79

146.59 ± 11.47

Corporate

87.98 ± 7.32

62.51 ± 5.43

145.37 ± 11.31

Number of shifts per month

10>

91.21 ± 7.61

0.01

66.53 ± 6.12

0.001

149.11 ± 11.56

10–20

89.36 ± 7.48

64.42 ± 5.75

147.12 ± 11.38

0.17

20<

86.76 ± 6.52

62.40 ± 5.04

145.16 ± 11.72

Number of patients under observation per work shift

2

92.13 ± 7.26

0.08

67.35 ± 6.03

0.03

148.88 ± 11.42

3

89.98 ± 7.15

64.18 ± 5.13

148.14 ± 11.32

0.31

3<

85.22 ± 6.77

61.82 ± 5.54

144.37 ± 10.55