Table 2 Mean scores obtained for each component of motivation and each group of students
Medicine | Dentistry | Pharmacy | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All students | Females | Males | All students | Females | Males | All students | Females | Males | |
1. Intrinsic motivation | 3.48 ± 1.00 | 3.44 ± 1.03 | 3.57 ± 0.92 | 3.07 ± 1.03 | 3.04 ± 1.02 | 3.12 ± 1.06 | 3.42 ± 1.07 | 3.55 ± 1.03 | 3.07 ± 1.10 |
2. Career motivation | 3.91 ± 0.92 | 3.84 ± 0.93 | 4.03 ± 0.91 | 3.63 ± 1.05 | 3.62 ± 1.07 | 3.65 ± 1.03 | 3.39 ± 1.09 | 3.45 ± 1.08 | 3.25 ± 1.09 |
3. Self-determination | 3.88 ± 0.89 | 3.92 ± 0.90 | 3.81 ± 0.87 | 3.89 ± 0.95 | 3.88 ± 0.97 | 3.91 ± 0.91 | 3.54 ± 1.09 | 3.65 ± 1.06 | 3.24 ± 1.11 |
4. Self-efficacy | 3.83 ± 0.94 | 3.79 ± 0.95 | 3.90 ± 0.91 | 3.79 ± 0.92 | 3.72 ± 0.92 | 3.90 ± 0.91 | 3.72 ± 1.05 | 3.70 ± 0.98 | 3.77 ± 1.20 |
5. Grade motivation | 3.87 ± 1.05 | 3.91 ± 1.02 | 3.78 ± 1.11 | 4.01 ± 1.07 | 3.98 ± 1.08 | 4.06 ± 1.06 | 3.68 ± 1.17 | 3.75 ± 1.15 | 3.48 ± 1.21 |