Psychosocial health risk factors and resources of medical students and physicians: a cross-sectional study

Voltmer, Edgar; Kieschke, Ulf; Schwappach, David LB; Wirsching, Michael; Spahn, Claudia

doi:10.1186/1472-6920-8-46

BMC Medical Education

Table 2 Health-relevant dimensions in men and women

From: Psychosocial health risk factors and resources of medical students and physicians: a cross-sectional study

	First Year							Fifth Year							Physicians
	Total (n = 464)		Male (n = 176)		Female (n = 288)			Total (n = 339)		Male (n = 113)		Female (n = 226)			Total (n = 341)		Male (n = 165)		Female (n = 176)			cohorts		gender		marital status		cohorts* gender
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	p	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	p	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	p	p	eta²	p	eta²	p	eta²	p	eta²
subjective significance of work	16.29	4.76	15.78	5.21	16.60	4.45	0.053	14.33	4.40	14.37	4.88	14.31	4.15	0.808	13.19	4.59	13.17	4.68	13.20	4.52	0.856	0.000	0.045	0.325	0.001	0.071	0.003	0.350	0.002
career ambition	21.64	4.15	22.28	4.10	21.25	4.14	0.008	19.43	4.84	20.90	5.49	18.69	4.30	0.000	18.01	4.85	19.35	4.85	16.76	4.52	0.000	0.000	0.090	0.000	0.042	0.369	0.001	0.041	0.006
tendency to exert	18.28	3.95	18.35	4.04	18.23	3.90	0.675	17.00	4.49	17.84	4.77	16.58	4.30	0.012	18.84	5.19	19.20	4.96	18.51	5.39	0.191	0.000	0.018	0.012	0.006	0.777	0.000	0.228	0.003
striving for perfection	21.23	4.30	21.52	4.51	21.06	4.17	0.250	19.31	4.41	19.40	4.54	19.27	4.36	0.688	20.71	4.29	20.72	4.10	20.71	4.48	0.971	0.000	0.032	0.414	0.001	0.218	0.001	0.742	0.001
emotional distancing	17.18	3.88	17.69	3.85	16.88	3.88	0.029	19.88	3.88	19.31	3.96	20.17	3.82	0.040	18.89	5.10	18.89	5.13	18.89	5.08	0.888	0.000	0.047	0.959	0.000	0.841	0.000	0.032	0.006
resignation tendencies	16.98	4.19	15.89	3.93	17.65	4.22	0.000	16.31	4.61	15.27	4.63	16.82	4.52	0.005	16.57	4.79	15.76	4.63	17.33	4.83	0.003	0.088	0.004	0.000	0.029	0.317	0.001	0.935	0.000
offensive coping with problems	20.97	3.54	21.54	3.59	20.62	3.48	0.003	21.09	3.99	21.73	4.18	20.77	3.86	0.034	20.71	3.69	21.13	3.35	20.31	3.96	0.054	0.080	0.004	0.000	0.014	0.105	0.002	0.970	0.000
balance and mental stability	19.17	4.31	20.29	4.14	18.48	4.26	0.000	19.23	4.54	20.19	4.96	18.75	4.24	0.008	19.98	4.89	20.44	5.19	19.56	4.57	0.153	0.168	0.003	0.000	0.021	0.705	0.000	0.362	0.002
satisfaction with work	24.03	3.74	23.56	3.74	24.33	3.72	0.048	24.09	3.95	23.97	4.51	24.15	3.65	0.772	22.54	4.12	22.61	4.13	22.48	4.12	0.947	0.000	0.036	0.300	0.001	0.001	0.010	0.267	0.002
satisfaction with life	22.74	3.90	22.46	4.08	22.91	3.79	0.355	22.13	4.48	22.11	4.69	22.15	4.38	0.977	21.76	4.66	21.22	4.39	22.26	4.86	0.005	0.000	0.027	0.086	0.003	0.000	0.031	0.334	0.002
experience of social support	24.78	4.29	24.48	4.19	24.97	4.35	0.235	24.00	4.35	23.11	4.57	24.44	4.18	0.011	22.74	4.73	22.21	4.66	23.23	4.76	0.011	0.000	0.047	0.001	0.010	0.000	0.014	0.419	0.002

Total raw scores of the study groups for the AVEM dimensions, differences between male and female subjects and main effects and interactions of independent variables and covariates.

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