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Table 3 Association of each attribute with doctors and students: mean (standard deviation) percentage

From: First and second year medical students identify and self-stereotype more as doctors than as students: a questionnaire study

Attribute

Doctor

Student

Student attributes a

Lazy

22.4 (15.4)

50.4 (22.7)*

Fun

51.1 (16.6)

70.4 (11.7)*

Happy

57.5 (17.2)

66.8 (14.9)*

Loud

42.5 (18.9)

62.4 (15.1)*

Poor

10.6 (11.8)

40.4 (25.0)*

Young

34.8 (15.4)

79.1 (13.1)*

Drinker

50.7 (23.2)

74.7 (17.5)*

Outgoing

59.8 (16.8)

70.9 (12.8)*

Relaxed

51.4 (21.3)

53.4 (19.6)

Naive

16.3 (14.5)

47.1 (22.1)*

Sporty

50.5 (16.4)

61.3 (15.1)*

Independent

74.5 (19.6)

57.6 (20.2)*

Carefree

24.8 (17.5)

52.8 (22.1)*

Doctor attributes a

Approachable

69.5 (17.3)

58.9 (16.9)*

Calm

70.1 (18.4)

43.6 (17.8)*

Committed

79.8 (14.1)

60.5 (19.2)*

Compassionate

76.7 (14.0)

57.6 (16.8)*

Considerate

70.8 (15.0)

59.3 (16.2)*

Empathetic

76.2 (15.4)

55.2 (16.0)*

Honest

78.2 (15.0)

58.1 (17.7)*

Kind

71.9 (14.7)

62.5 (15.9)*

Knowledgeable

87.1 (11.3)

56.3 (17.9)*

Logical

81.4 (12.4)

57.8 (18.0)*

Patient

70.6 (17.2)

49.2 (17.5)*

Professional

86.6 (12.5)

49.4 (20.0)*

Reliable

79.2 (1.03)

56.1 (16.5)*

Responsible

83.4 (11.8)

54.3 (17.9)*

Trustworthy

80.1 (13.6)

57.8 (17.7)*

Understanding

77.8 (13.3)

62.1 (15.0)*

Wealthy

75.2 (16.1)

45.7 (20.3)*

Negative doctor attributes b

Domineering

39.9 (23.4)

33.7 (20.4)

Aggressive

14.4 (14.9)

22.6 (17.7)*

Dithering

22.2 (16.8)

36.5 (20.8)*

Confused thinker

16.9 (14.7)

35.8 (20.0)*

Emotionally unstable

21.1 (16.2)

30.5 (20.1)*

Arrogant

48.9 (23.2)

45.1 (21.0)

Detached

35.9 (23.1)

27.8 (16.9)

Generic positive attributes c

Warm

62.4 (16.4)

59.8 (15.6)

Good-natured

70.9 (16.8)

66.2 (14.9)

Truthful

77.1 (15.6)

57.6 (17.5)*

Loyal

69.1 (16.1)

55.1 (16.9)*

Honourable

78.0 (13.8)

52.4 (17.7)*

Generic negative attributes c

Liar

15.7 (14.4)

26.7 (17.6)*

Hostile

19.4 (16.4)

25.4 (16.6)

Cruel

8.1 (11.4)

13.3 (14.3)

Spiteful

17.0 (15.5)

25.0 (19.2)*

Abusive

8.2 (10.8)

16.2 (16.7)*

  1. aDerived from pre-test procedure
  2. bDerived from historical literature
  3. cDerived from Rosenthal et al. 2006
  4. *p < 0.001 for difference between Doctor and Student ratings