Measuring stress in medical education: validation of the Korean version of the higher education stress inventory with medical students

Table 4 K-HESI subscale scores according to the level of quality of life

	Quality of life (N = 6965)			F	η ²	Post hoc
Variables	Poor^a (n = 2673)	Average^b (n = 3160)	Good^c (n = 1132)
Variables	M(SD)	M(SD)	M(SD)
HESI Total^d	2.67(.31)	2.47(.27)	2.33(.31)	308.40***	.085	c < b < a
Low Commitment	2.09(.51)	1.93(.42)	1.71(.46)	134.13***	.039	c < b < a
Financial Concerns	2.25(.75)	2.13(.67)	2.00(.68)	10.51***	.003	c < b, a
Teacher-student relationship	2.91(.52)	2.68(.47)	2.53(.51)	134.53***	.039	c < b < a
Worries about future	3.17(.57)	2.88(.66)	2.70(.77)	112.36***	.033	c < b < a
Non-Supportive Climate	2.93(.61)	2.65(.55)	2.54(.59)	111.54***	.033	c < b < a
Workload	3.28(.61)	2.99(.59)	2.85(.66)	113.87***	.033	c < b < a
Dissatisfaction with education	2.59(.48)	2.44(.43)	2.38(.47)	45.21***	.013	c < b < a

^a Poor; ^b Average; ^c Good; ^d K-HESI Item scores range from 1(does not apply at all) to 4(applies perfectly)
***p < .000

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