Career motivation and burnout among medical students in Hungary - could altruism be a protection factor?

BMC Medical Education

Table 2 Gender differences in the distribution of reasons given for career choice

Career choice reasons	Total		Women		Men		χ ² test
	%	n	%	n	%	n	p
altruism	76.9	562	79.5	388	71.6	174	0.02
extrinsic motivations
gaining a degree	53.5	391	54.1	264	52.3	127	ns.
earnings potential	18.6	136	15.4	75	25.1	61	0.00
work abroad	32.6	238	32.0	156	33.7	82	ns.
ease of getting a job	45.0	329	42.2	206	50.6	123	0.04
professional prestige	39.9	292	35.9	175	48.1	117	0.00
other
doctor parents	11.6	85	9.6	47	15.6	38	0.02
attractiveness of student life	24.1	176	23.6	115	25.1	61	ns.
illness or death of close relative	13.5	99	13.5	66	13.6	33	ns.
admission subjects	27.1	198	26.2	128	28.8	70	ns.
positive medical example	11.8	86	11.5	56	12.3	30	ns.
negative medical example	10.0	73	10.9	53	8.2	20	ns.

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