Promotion of self-directed learning abilities among Chinese medical students through preparing for career calling and enhancing teaching competencies in medical education: a cross-sectional study

Table 5 Means, Standard Deviation (SD) and correlations of continuous variables (n = 3614)

Variables	Range	M ± SD	1	2	3
1. Self-directed learning ability	1–5	3.68 ± 0.56	1
2. Career calling	1–5	3.72 ± 0.70	0.439^**	1
3. Teaching competencies	1–5	4.08 ± 0.63	0.485^**	0.335^**	1

Note: ^**P < 0.01; the Pearson Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed)

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