Discuss Factors Related to Role Strain in the Obstetrical Area for Male Nursing Students

Discussion: Stereotyped Gender

Factors Related to Role Strain in the Obstetrical Area for Male Nursing Students

The independent variables that were statistically dif- ferent in univariate analysis (the categorical variable was changed into a dummy variable before analysis) included interest in nursing, aftitude toward clinical instructors, attitude toward healthcare providers, attitude toward cli- ents and their families, and aftitude toward stereotyped gender and occupation roles. These variables were entered into a multiple regression model. Table 4 shows aftitude toward clinical instructors, attitude toward clients and their

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67.3 79 83.2 32.7 16 16.8

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Subscale

Overload Conftict Ineongmity Ambiguity Overall

Men (11 = 55)

M + SD

19.56 ±3.78 22.49 ± 4.83 29.92 ± 6.58 23.94 ± 5.49 97.81 ± 17.20

Women (n = 95)

M±SD

19.06 ± 3.39 20.15 ±4.15 22.21 ± 5.45 21.50 ±3.46 74.12 ±20.78

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0.95 2.79** 5.55*** 2.06* 2.95*

*p<.05. **p<.Ol. ***/?<.001. Role Strain of Nursing Students Journal of Nursing Research Vol. 17, No. I, 2009 Table 5. Multiple Regression Analysis of Roie Strain in the Experiences in the Obstetricai Setting Between Genders Obstetrical Area for Female Nursing Students (n = 95) Table 3. Comparison of Four Attitudes During Practicai Men (n = 55) Women (/i = 95) Variable M±SD M±SD Variable Attitude toward clinical instructors Attitude toward clients and their families Attitude toward healthcare providers Constant *p< .001. B SE ß Attitude toward clinical instructor Attitude toward healthcare providers Attitude toward clients and their families Attitude toward stereotyped gender role and occupation *p<.Q\. **p<.001. 6.28 + 2.01 7.17 ±2.09 19.12 ±4.72 10.07 ± 2.73 5.87 ± 1.98 2.70* 2.78 0.63 1.47 0.29 1.06 0.62 49.40 3.97 .46 .34 .13 families, interest in nursing, and attitude toward healthcare providers to be factors related to role strain experienced by male nursing students in obstetrics. Together, these four variables explained 57.3% of variance in role strain. Factors Related to Role Strain in the Obstetrical Area for Female Nursing Students The independent variables that were statistically different in univariate analysis (the categorical variable was changed into a dummy variable before analysis) in- cluded attitude toward clinical instructors, attitude toward healthcare providers, attitude toward clients and their families, and attitude toward stereotyped gender and oc- cupation roles. These were entered into a multiple re- gression model. Results showed that the factors affecting role strain experienced by female nursing students in Table 4. You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes. Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages. Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor. The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.