Table 1 Characteristics of participants (N = 151)

Sex

Women

143

94.71

Men

8

5.29

Year and level of university education

1st year of bachelor nursing studies

30

19.87

2nd year of bachelor nursing studies

32

21.19

3rd year of bachelor nursing studies

17

11.26

1st year of Master’s nursing studies

39

25.83

2nd year of Master’s nursing studies

33

21.85

Years of nursing work experience

< 6 months

2

1.32

6 months– 4 years

23

15.24

5–9 years

18

11.92

10–14 years

28

18.54

15–20 years

36

23.84

20 > years

44

29.14

Marital status

Married

85

56.29

Single

27

17.88

In relationship

25

16.56

Extramarital cohabitation

8

5.30

Divorced

6

3.97

Number of children

0

69

45.70

1

24

15.89

2

38

25.17

3 or more

20

13.24

Work place

Intensive Care Unit

24

15.89

Surgery (including gynecology)

29

19.21

Internal medicine

22

14.57

Pediatrics

15

9.93

Psychiatry

17

11.26

Day clinic

9

5.96

Other departments

35

23.18

Daily work hours

Only morning shits

50

33.11

Two shifts (morning and afternoon shift)

19

12.58

Block shifts (whole day, and whole night)

67

44.37

Morning shift + 24-hour shift

13

8.61

Other work schedules

2

1.35

M

SD

Age (years)

35.32

7.84