From: Graduate entry to medicine: widening psychological diversity
Psychological Test | Criterion | 'School Leavers' (5-year course) n = 217 | Graduate Entry (4-year course) n = 96 | ||
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 |  | Median | Range | Median | Range |
Goldberg | Emotional Stability | 47 | 18-63 | 48 | 30-58 |
 | Agreeableness | 54 | 18-63 | 54 | 37-63 |
 | Intellect | 52 | 34-63 | 52 | 40-63 |
 | Surgency | 48 | 22-61 | 49 | 22-60 |
 | Conscientiousness | 52 | 18-63 | 54 | 34-61* |
PQA | Moral Orientation (LibCom) | 114 | 86-153 | 120 | 86-156*** |
 | NACE - Narcissm | 52 | 35-72 | 53 | 28-69 |
 | Aloofness | 47 | 30-67 | 46 | 32-64 |
 | Confidence | 70 | 42-92 | 72 | 49-87** |
 | Empathy | 73 | 60-91 | 72 | 52-89 |
DASS | Depression | 13 | 9-35 | 12 | 9-29 |
 | Anxiety | 17 | 10-28 | 14 | 9-34*** |
 | Stress | 19 | 9-30 | 19 | 9-28 |