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Table 4 Testing differences in emotional labor by potential categories of death coping ability (n = 868)

From: Latent class analysis of death coping ability among palliative care nurses and its association with their emotional labor

Group

N

Surface Acting

Emotion Display

Deep Acting

Total Score

C1

102

3.11 ± 1.10

3.09 ± 1.21

4.01 ± 1.42

3.30 ± 1.04

C2

451

3.50 ± 0.85

3.52 ± 0.99

4.48 ± 0.84

3.71 ± 0.67

C3

315

3.78 ± 1.40

3.85 ± 1.45

5.06 ± 0.88

4.08 ± 1.11

F

 

15.655

16.950

60.391

33.006

P

 

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

LSD

 

Low < Moderate < High

Low < Moderate < High

Low < Moderate < High

Low < Moderate < High

  1. Note C1 = Low Death Coping Ability Group, C2 = Medium Death Coping Ability Group, C3 = High Death Coping Ability Group