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Table 2 Pearson correlation coefficients for early exam marks and GHQ Likert scores

From: Can the 12-item general health questionnaire be used to identify medical students who might ‘struggle’ on the medical course? A prospective study on two cohorts

 

Year 1 average

Year 2 average

Part I

Part II

Average Parts I & II

2006 cohort, n = 157

Year 2 average

.82***

    

Part I

.96***

.95***

   

Part II

.54***

.69***

.64***

  

Average Parts I & II

.82***

.90***

.90***

.91***

 

GHQ Likert score

–.29***

–.21**

–.27**

–.08

–.19*

2007 cohort, n = 152

Year 2 average

.80***

    

Part I

.96***

.94***

   

Part II

.52***

.59***

.58***

  

Parts I & II average

.84***

.87***

.90***

.87***

 

GHQ Likert score

–.02

.05

.01

.09

.05

  1. ***. Correlation is significant at the < 0.001level (2-tailed).
  2. **. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
  3. *. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
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