Empathy from the perspective of oncology nurses

Table 6 The results of Multiple Linear Regression analysis for the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-NS version R (JSE-NS version R) scores in oncology nurses, Tehran, Iran (N = 181)

Independent variable	Unstandardized B	SE	Standardized β	t	p
Constant	68.5	14.0	-	4.9	0.000
Age	0.54	0.2	0.22	2.8	0.005
Marital statusª	8.6	3.1	0.21	2.8	0.006
Having children	6.5	2.5	0.19	2.5	0.012
Gender	−4.5	3.8	−0.09	−1.2	0.237
Shift work status	−0.3	0.9	−0.03	−0.4	0.704
Educational level	3.8	6.0	0.05	0.6	0.531
R² = 0.22

Dependent variable: JSE-NS version R scores; Significant variables are shown bold
The independent variables were classified as 1, 2 in the two group variables and 1, 2, 3 in the three group variables. The number-one was considered as Reference Group
^aMarital Status, including married & single

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