Table 3 Means (± standard deviation) for groups representing the three styles of success in the medical career (year 2009), in terms of coping strategies at admission and during medical school (years 1999–2005)

Logical Analysis (cognitive)

1999 - Admission

53.43±2.65

53.60±5.53

52.88±5.83

0.097

0.907

2000 - First year of medical study

54.14±3.57

52.20±7.41

52.38±5.86

0.481

0.621

2001 - Second year of medical study

54.71±5.20

52.80±5.67

54.25±4.37

0.657

0.523

2002 - Third year of medical study

54.71±5.20

52.30±6.62

54.25±4.37

0.926

0.403

2003 - Fourth year of medical study

52.86±2.85

52.60±6.67

53.63±4.29

0.187

0.830

2004 - Fifth year of medical study

54.71±6.02

52.30±6.76

54.38±3.69

0.925

0.404

2005 - Sixth year of medical study

55.71±6.22

52.30±6.76

54.38±3.69

1.505

0.232

Positive Reappraisal (cognitive)

1999 - Admission

51.14±6.46

51.20±5.58

48.00±8.50

1.164

0.321

2000 - First year of medical study

49.29±6.97

52.20±6.88

47.75±8.47

1.668

0.200

2001 - Second year of medical study

52.00±6.97

51.30±7.06

50.88±6.96

0.098

0.907

2002 - Third year of medical study

52.00±6.97

51.30±6.79

50.88± 6.96

0.101

0.904

2003 - Fourth year of medical study

50.57±6.25

52.20±6.91

51.25±6.88

0.251

0.779

2004 - Fifth year of medical study

53.00±5.71

50.40±6.60

51.25±6.88

0.673

0.515

2005 - Sixth year of medical study

52.43±5.63

50.40±6.60

51.25±6.88

0.408

0.667

1999 - Admission

54.71±10.01

54.30±8.75

54.63±8.50

0.010

0.990

2000 - First year of medical study

54.71±10.75

55.60±6.90

56.50±7.83

0.169

0.845

2001 - Second year of medical study

53.14±9.74

55.60±8.84

56.25±6.87

0.547

0.582

2002 - Third year of medical study

53.14±9.74

57.90±6.45

56.25±6.87

1.613

0.210

2003 - Fourth year of medical study

52.86±9.82

58.40±5.70

55.00±5.24

2.745

0.075

0,12

0,07

0,68

0,32

2004 - Fifth year of medical study

56.00±10.26

56.50±6.51

55.38±5.26

0.102

0.903

2005 - Sixth year of medical study

57.14±11.00

56.50±6.51

56.00±5.96

0.079

0.924

Problem Solving (behavioral)

1999 - Admission

47.29±6.92

54.30±8.74

53.25±4.43

4.382

0.018*

0,19

0,02*

0,07

0,90

2000 - First year of medical study

49.00±8.06

56.60±7.88

55.13±5.25

4.871

0.012*

0,21

0,01*

0,06

0,82

2001 - Second year of medical study

51.86±7.22

54.60±7.14

52.50±5.24

0.824

0.445

2002 - Third year of medical study

51.86±7.22

53.80±7.92

52.50±5.24

0.348

0.708

2003 - Fourth year of medical study

50.71±6.85

54.80±6.96

52.13±5.15

1.806

0.175

2004 - Fifth year of medical study

54.00±6.61

53.80±7.24

53.00±5.22

0.105

0.901

2005 - Sixth year of medical study

54.43±6.56

53.80±7.24

53.38±5.61

0.097

0.908

Cognitive Avoidance (cognitive)

1999 - Admission

51.71±10.69

50.20±6.32

48.38±6.34

0.694

0.505

2000 - First year of medical study

51.29±10.88

50.50±5.11

50.75±8.88

0.038

0.963

2001 - Second year of medical study

47.29±9.81

50.80±5.23

50.63±8.23

1.006

0.373

2002 - Third year of medical study

47.29±9.81

52.20±5.63

50.63±8.23

1.647

0.204

2003 - Fourth year of medical study

48.57±8.48

50.90±5.96

52.38±6.87

1.107

0.339

2004 - Fifth year of medical study

46.86±7.49

49.80±6.44

51.50±7.38

1.648

0.203

2005 - Sixth year of medical study

45.86±8.03

49.80±6.44

50.88±8.04

1.877

0.164

1999 - Admission

48.86±4.59

44.00±5.29

51.38±7.90

6.863

0.002**

0.29

0.07

0.50

0.00*

2000 - First year of medical study

49.57±5.37

44.80±5.44

50.63±8.67

3.976

0.025*

0.17

0.11

0.90

0.03

2001 - Second year of medical study

43.57±5.43

44.00±4.18

47.63±5.56

3.164

0.051

0.13

0.97

0.08

0.09

2002 - Third year of medical study

43.57±5.43

44.50±4.80

47.63±5.56

2.579

0.087

0.11

0.87

0.10

0.19

2003 - Fourth year of medical study

45.29±7.25

44.50±5.11

48.63±4.62

2.544

0.089

0.11

0.92

0.25

0.09

2004 - Fifth year of medical study

45.14±3.11

44.50±6.84

48.00±5.14

1.954

0.153

2005 - Sixth year of medical study

43.86±5.27

44.50±6.84

48.63±4.62

3.188

0.050

0.14

0.95

0.07

0.10

1999 - Admission

54.57±5.29

56.50±6.76

54.38±7.15

0.586

0.560

2000 - First year of medical study

55.86±5.07

58.40±6.73

56.00±6.85

0.906

0.411

2001 - Second year of medical study

53.29±5.37

55.90±5.55

52.50±6.87

1.620

0.209

2002 - Third year of medical study

53.29±5.37

56.30±4.57

52.50±6.87

2.321

0.109

2003 - Fourth year of medical study

52.86±5.36

56.30±3.37

54.25±7.24

1.740

0.187

2004 - Fifth year of medical study

54.86±5.13

56.10±6.23

52.38±7.10

1.601

0.212

2005 - Sixth year of medical study

55.14±5.96

56.10±6.23

53.00±7.36

1.019

0.369

Emotional Discharge (behavioral)

1999 - Admission

61.43±11.66

57.00±6.16

65.25±6.88

4.488

0.016*

0.19

0.28

0.42

0.01*

2000 - First year of medical study

61.86±11.29

58.20±4.40

62.25±6.34

1.615

0.210

2001 - Second year of medical study

62.57±9.91

56.70±5.75

61.50±5.59

3.425

0.041*

0.15

0.06

0.91

0.12

2002 - Third year of medical study

62.57±9.91

57.90±6.75

61.50±5.59

1.894

0.162

2003 - Fourth year of medical study

62.29±11.47

57.30±6.52

60.75±5.31

1.805

0.176

2004 - Fifth year of medical study

62.29±12.10

59.40±4.52

61.88±5.35

0.748

0.479

2005 - Sixth year of medical study

60.14±14.64

59.40±4.52

61.50±5.59

0.255

0.776