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Table 4 Multiple regression model (only significant associations), regressing normative attitudes towards coercion on moral doubt, frequency of doubt and experience with coercion, leadership responsibility and profession (N = 328)a

From: Staff’s normative attitudes towards coercion: the role of moral doubt and professional context—a cross-sectional survey study

 

Offending

Care & Security

Treatment

B (SE)

Bèta

B (SE)

Bèta

B (SE)

Bèta

Doing the right thing

.09 (.03)

.16**

    

Own values/norms

    

−.11 (.06)

−.11~

What is right

.08 (.04)

.10~

    

Relative doubt

Reference group = frequency of doubt equal to frequency of experiencing coercion

 less than experience

−.00 (.07)

−.00

    

 more than experience

.24 (.10)

.14**

    

Leadership

    

−.15 (.08)

−.11~

Professionb

Reference group = nurse & related

 Psychologist

.34 (.12)

.17**

−.20 (.11)

−.11~

−.31 (.14)

−.13*

 Psychiatrist & related

.08 (.11)

.04

−.04 (.11)

−.02

−.02 (.14)

−.01

 Others

−.07 (.07)

−.05

−.02 (.07)

−.01

.04 (.09)

.02

Adjusted R-square

 

.10**

 

.03*

 

.05**

  1. aOnly respondents with complete data were included. All models were adjusted for department/ward type and for reporting of two professions
  2. bThe group ‘managers’ has been left out of this analyses due to small n (7)
  3. ~ = p < .10, * = p < .05, ** = p < .01