Table 1 Characteristics across programs
Health Science | Sports and Exercise Science | Occupational Therapy | Physiotherapy | Podiatry | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | 94 (23.1) | 148 (36.4) | 69 (17.0) | 61 (15.0) | 35 (8.6) | 407 |
Gender, n (%) | ||||||
Male | 22 (23.4) | 95 (64.2) | 7 (10.1) | 32 (52.5) | 21 (60.0) | 177 (43.5) |
Female | 72 (76.6) | 53(35.8) | 62 (89.9) | 29 (47.5) | 14 (40.0) | 230 (56.5) |
Highest level of previous education, n (%) | ||||||
No previous qualification/other qualification | 3 (3.2) | 7 (4.7) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (2.7) |
Complete secondary education | 62 (66.0) | 92 (62.2) | 40 (58.0) | 44 (72.1) | 12 (34.3) | 250 (61.4) |
Incomplete vocational level program | 1 (1.1) | 4 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.2) |
Complete vocational level program | 8 (8.5) | 21 (14.2) | 7 (10.1) | 1 (1.6) | 4 (11.4) | 41 (10.1) |
Incomplete bachelor’s degree level program | 12 (12.8) | 23 (15.5) | 17 (24.6) | 11 (18.0) | 13 (37.1) | 76 (18.7) |
Complete bachelor’s degree level program | 5 (5.3) | 1 (0.7) | 3 (4.3) | 4(6.6) | 5 (14.3) | 18 (4.4) |
Unknown | 3 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (2.9) | 6 (1.5) |
Personality factor, mean ± SD | ||||||
Extroversion | 33.76 ± 6.42 | 35.20 ± 6.03 | 33.42 ± 6.74 | 33.90 ± 5.54 | 33.26 ± 7.30 | 34.21 ± 6.31 |
Agreeableness | 41.86 ± 5.38a | 39.49 ± 5.56ab | 42.73 ± 5.41b | 40.49 ± 4.57 | 40.14 ± 5.73 | 40.78 ± 5.49 |
Conscientiousness | 35.08 ± 6.15 | 33.54 ± 6.15c | 36.28 ± 6.38c | 35.84 ± 6.63 | 35.51 ± 5.87 | 34.86 ± 6.30 |
Emotional stability | 31.30 ± 8.79 | 33.66 ± 7.74 | 31.73 ± 7.16 | 33.46 ± 7.83 | 32.65 ± 8.44 | 32.69 ± 8.00 |
Intellect/imagination | 36.21 ± 6.52 | 35.84 ± 5.03 | 36.46 ± 5.48 | 36.70 ± 5.86 | 34.71 ± 6.09 | 36.06 ± 5.69 |
Mean age, years ± SD | 19.70 ± 3.44 d | 19.79 ± 4.49 e | 21.43 ± 6.72 | 19.21 ± 4.03 f | 23.17 ± 7.41def | 20.25 ± 5.08 |