Table 3 Means (± standard deviation) for groups representing the three styles of success in a medical career, in terms of the sense of coherence (SOC-29), at admission and during medical school

General sense of coherence

Year 0

125.00 ± 25.50

145.00 ± 21.94

125.63 ± 20.69

4.543

.016*

.19

.04*

.99

.04*

Year 1

126.14 ± 23.80

149.80 ± 23.46

116.50 ± 20.57

10.353

.001***

.44

.01*

.48

.00**

Year 2

127.57 ± 21.15

145.40 ± 22.48

122.63 ± 21.95

5.406

.008**

.23

.06

.81

.01*

Year 3

124.14 ± 22.56

140.80 ± 26.16

122.25 ± 18.22

3.603

.035*

.15

.10

.97

.05

Year 4

122.43 ± 25.68

142.50 ± 24.41

123.63 ± 15.41

4.552

.016*

.19

.03*

.99

.04*

Year 5

122.43 ± 16.52

146.60 ± 24.46

123.25 ± 15.31

8.625

.001**

.37

.00**

.99

.00**

Year 6

129.43 ± 24.66

143.20 ± 29.49

125.00 ± 17.99

2.624

.083

Comprehensibility

Year 0

43.14 ± 9.80

48.60 ± 13.37

48.25 ± 9.98

1.335

.273

Year 1

41.14 ± 11.41

52.90 ± 8.96

41.00 ± 4.90

11.033

.001***

.47

.00**

.99

.00**

Year 2

39.86 ± 10.34

51.40 ± 6.75

43.75 ± 6.88

9.419

.001***

.40

.00**

.38

.02*

Year 3

41.14 ± 9.91

50.20 ± 9.15

43.50 ± 6.11

5.288

.008**

.23

.01*

.73

.06

Year 4

40.14 ± 11.16

49.60 ± 7.71

44.63 ± 5.29

5.561

.007**

.24

.01*

.30

.18

Year 5

38.43 ± 7.62

51.00 ± 9.58

43.88 ± 4.21

11.412

.001***

.49

.00**

.14

.02*

Year 6

40.71 ± 10.04

51.10 ± 9.44

44.00 ± 4.41

6.950

.002**

.30

.00**

.54

.04*

Manageability

Year 0

45.00 ± 8.02

53.30 ± 9.38

46.38 ± 7.21

5.011

.011*

.21

.02*

.90

.04*

Year 1

46.86 ± 7.89

53.90 ± 10.92

42.25 ± 8.27

7.111

.002***

.30

.09

.38

.00**

Year 2

49.00 ± 9.20

52.90 ± 11.30

45.50 ± 6.04

2.830

.069

Year 3

44.14 ± 10.55

51.10 ± 10.28

45.38 ± 6.13

2.851

.068

Year 4

44.71 ± 11.46

53.20 ± 11.04

45.38 ± 3.30

4.475

.017*

.19

.03*

.98

.04*

Year 5

45.43 ± 8.57

53.80 ± 10.24

45.38 ± 3.30

6.489

.003**

.28

.01*

.99

.01*

Year 6

40.71 ± 10.04

52.40 ± 10.22

46.50 ± 5.16

1.676

.198

Meaningfulness

Year 0

36.86 ± 9.99

43.10 ± 5.06

35.13 ± 9.42

4.821

.012*

.21

.08

.83

.01*

Year 1

38.14 ± 6.16

43.00 ± 5.37

33.25 ± 8.97

8.860

.001**

.38

.12

.14

.00**

Year 2

38.71 ± 4.53

41.10 ± 5.96

33.38 ± 12.20

4.011

.025*

.17

.68

.19

.02*

Year 3

38.86 ± 4.20

39.50 ± 8.64

33.38 ± 10.78

2.613

.084

Year 4

37.57 ± 5.76

39.70 ± 8.04

33.63 ± 11.03

2.235

.118

Year 5

38.57 ± 4.80

41.80 ± 6.17

34.00 ± 11.20

4.383

.018*

.19

.47

.26

.01*

Year 6

40.71 ± 5.28

39.70 ± 9.13

34.50 ± 11.70

2.067

.138