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Table 3 Correlations between social networks and characteristics of units/nursing staff (N = 35).

From: Communication, advice exchange and job satisfaction of nursing staff: a social network analyses of 35 long-term care units

 

Density of advice network

Number of residents

Number of staff members

Average age nursing staff

Average time on the unit (in months)

Percentage of staff with a permanent position

Percentage of staff working part-time

Density of communication network

0.854***

-0.445***

-0.698***

0.306*

-0.078

0.111

0.314*

Density of advice network

 

-0.522***

-0.687***

0.259

-0.085

0.164

0.295*

Number of residents

  

0.712***

-0.374**

0.390**

-0.175

-0.337**

Number of nursing staff

   

-0.385**

0.237

-0.270

-0.330*

Average age nursing staff

    

-0.095

0.013

0.500***

Average time on the unit (in months)

     

0.233

-0.100

Percentage of staff with a permanent position

      

0.084

  1. ***: correlation is significant at the 0.01 level; **: correlation is significant at the 0.05 level; *: correlation is significant at the 0.10 level.