Table 5 Univariate analysis of potential categories of decent work perception among nursing students (n = 630)

Gender

1.125

0.570

Male

6(5.4%)

73(65.2%)

33(29.5%)

Female

24(4.6%)

364(70.3%)

130(25.1%)

Educational background

3.573

0.179

Junior college education

30(5.3%)

394(69.2%)

145(25.5%)

Undergraduate course

0(0.0%)

43(70.5%)

18(29.5%)

Grade

6.519

0.143

Sophomore

27(5.1%)

365(68.6%)

140(26.3%)

Junior

0(0.0%)

41(70.7%)

17(29.3%)

Senior

3(7.5%)

31(77.5%)

6(15.0%)

Be the only child or not

1.018

0.601

Yes

19(5.5%)

241(69.5%)

87(25.1%)

No

11(3.9%)

196(69.3%)

76(26.9%)

Origin of student

3.743

0.156

Rural area

12(3.5%)

239(68.9%)

96(27.7%)

Urban area

18(6.4%)

198(70.0%)

67(23.7%)

Monthly active participation in various activities organized by the college

28.310

0.000

Regularly attend  (More than two times per month)

9(7.0%)

94(72.9%)

26(20.2%)

Occasionally attend(one or two times per month)

14(3.6%)

277(71.6%)

96(24.8%)

Never

7(6.1%)

66(57.9%)

41(36.0%)

Whether to choose nursing voluntarily

11.660

0.003

Yes

10(2.7%)

258(68.6%)

108(28.7%)

No

20(7.9%)

179(70.5%)

55(21.7%)

Duration of clinical practice

8.005

0.370

Have not yet participated

24(4.8%)

354(70.9%)

121(24.2%)

Within one month

2(9.5%)

13(61.9%)

6(28.6%)

1–3 months

2(9.1%)

14(63.6%)

6(27.3%)

3-6 months

0(0.0%)

22(68.8%)

10(31.3%)

More than 6 months

2(3.6%)

34(60.7%)

20(35.7%)

Average monthly household income /Yuan

11.255

0.024

 < 3000

17(6.4%)

188(71.2%)

59(22.3%)

3000–5000

6(2.5%)

176(72.1%)

62(25.4%)

 > 5000

7(5.7%)

73(59.8%)

42(34.4%)

If you have someone you admire in nursing

28.310

0.000

Yes

10(2.8%)

227(63.8%)

119(33.4%)

No

20(7.3%)

210(76.6%)

44(16.1%)

Total score on the self-regulatory fatigue

45.60 ± 13.114

41.11 ± 11.762

42.79 ± 9.062

3.173

0.043

Total score on the occupational identity

54.50 ± 18.044

60.49 ± 11.454

69.50 ± 10.393

43.501

0.000