Medical students’ preparedness for professional activities in early clerkships

BMC Medical Education

Table 2 Hierarchical regressions of perceived stress on influencing factors and preparedness dimensions

Perceived stress
Model	Step	R²	ΔR²	F
	1 preparedness	0.16	0.16	8.82***
	2 preparedness + learner	0.27	0.11	12.84***
	3 preparedness + learner clerkship	0.47	0.20	24.76***
	4 preparedness + learner + clerkship + activity	0.48	0.01	18.39***
Regression coefficients (step 4)	Variables	B	SE	β	t
Preparedness	Confidence	−0.11	0.07	−0.12	−1.60
	Support Coping	0.04	0.01	0.20	2.99**
	Preparation through university	−0.06	0.05	0.09	1.19
Learner	Self-efficacy	−0.50	0.10	−0.33	−4.98***
Clerkship specific	General supervision	−0.27	0.04	−0.45	−6.88***
Activity specific	Ratio first time	0.00	0.00	0.07	1.08
Activity specific	Ratio group 2 activities	0.00	0.00	0.10	1.46

Legend: Individual individual factors, clerkship clerkship-specific factors, activity activity-specific factors, B unstandardised regression coefficient, SE Standard error, β standardised regression coefficient
***p < 0.0001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05

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