Table 2 Descriptives (gender, age, motivation scores) and comparisons between groups using ANCOVA with age and gender as covariates
From: Motivation of medical students: selection by motivation or motivation by selection
|  | Female (%) | Mean age ± SD | Strength of motivation for medical school, Meana (SE) | Autonomous Motivation, Meana (SE) | Controlled Motivation, Meana (SE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(min. score = 15, max. score = 75) | (min. score = 7, max. score = 49) | (min. score = 5, max. score = 35) | |||
Hypothesis 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Selected students (n = 156) | 71.8 % | 21.33 ± 3.01 | 54.84 (0.66) | 5.99 (0.05) | 4.14 (0.07) |
Non-selected students (n = 200) | 70.5 % | 21.01 ± 2.63 | 52.28 (0.58) | 5.86 (0.05) | 4.15 (0.06) |
Test Value |  |  | F = 8.516** | F = 3.470 (n.s.) | F = 0.012 (n.s.) |
Effect size (Cohen’s d) |  |  | d = 0.32 | d = 0.19 | d = 0.04 |
Hypothesis 2 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Recently selected students (n = 90) | 77.8 % | 19.80 ± 2.13 | 56.77 (0.88) | 6.12 (0.07) | 4.31 (0.09) |
Non-(recently) selected students (n = 183) | 68.8 % | 21.61 ± 2.86 | 52.27 (0.50) | 5.85 (0.04) | 4.09 (0.05) |
Test Value |  |  | F = 19.146** | F = 11.032** | F = 4.421* |
Effect size (Cohen’s d) |  |  | d = 0.50 | d = 0.48 | d = 0.44 |