Table 5. Associated factors with the perception of working with older people among nursing students: Multiple regression analysis (n=292)

Independent variables	B	SE	β	t	p-value
Gender#	-2.785	0.975	-0.149	-2.857	0.005*
Geriatric nursing choice$	2.365	0.798	0.154	2.964	0.003*
Knowledge about aging	0.192	0.083	0.122	2.317	0.021*
Attitude towards older people	0.235	0.034	0.367	6.944	<0.001*

B: Unstandardized coefficient
β: Standardized coefficient
Constant=0.475, R square=0.226, adjustedR square=0.215, Durbin-Watson=1.977
Dependent variable: Perception of working with older people
0=female; 1=male
0=not intend to choose geriatric nursing after graduation; 1 =intend to choose geriatric nursing after graduation
p≤0.05 that indicates the independent variables made a statistically significant contribution to the model