From: Which young physicians are satisfied with their work? A prospective nationwide study in Norway
 | Variable | Time | Mean (SD) and percent |
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Demographic variables | Gender | T1 | Women 59 % Men 41% |
 | Age | T1 | Mean = 21.6 (SD = 2.58) |
 | Father as physician | T1 | No – 75.7% (n = 159) Yes – 14.8% (n = 31) |
Personality variables | Basic Character Inventory | T1 | Vulnerability: M = 3.8 (SD = 2.22) Intensity: M = 5.2 (SD = 2.22) Control: M = 3.2 (SD = 2.12) Reality weakness: M = 1.8 (SD = 1.67) |
 | Inventory of Interpersonal Problems | T2 | Submissiveness: M = 0.7 (SD = 0.38) Aggression: M = 0.6 (SD = 0.37) Sociability/Withdrawn: M = 0.8 (SD = 0.43) |
 | Symptom checklist | T1 | Mean = 0.55 (SD = 0.62) |
 | Self esteem | T1 | Mean = 2.9 (SD = 0.62) |
Medical school variables | Perceived Clinical Skills | T3 | Mean = 5.0 (SD = 0.63) |
 | Well-being with peers | T2 | Mean = 5.3 (SD = 1.00) |
 | Perceived medical school stress | T3 | Mean = 2.43 (SD = 0.51) |
 | Identification with the doctor's role | T3 | Mean = 4.9 (SD = 1.06) |
Outcome Variable | Job satisfaction | T4 | Mean = 5.2 (SD = .78) |