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Table 5 Means, standard deviation of motivation, and distribution of students from ethnic groups for motivational profiles

From: Motivation and academic performance of medical students from ethnic minorities and majority: a comparative study

Motivational profiles (clusters)

AM Mean (SD)

CM Mean (SD)

Dutch majority n (%)

Western minority n (%)

non-Western minority n (%)

HAMC

4.68 (0.26)

2.47 (0.44)

68 (14%)

13 (25%)

27 (29%)

HALC

4.69 (0.21)

1.40 (0.29)

167 (34%)

16 (31%)

30 (32%)

MAMC

3.81 (0.29)

2.64 (0.40)

102 (21%)

11 (21%)

17 (18%)

MALC

3.99 (0.24)

1.46 (0.32)

154 (31%)

12 (23%)

19 (20%)

  1. AM autonomous motivation, CM controlled motivation, SD standard deviation, HAMC High Autonomous Moderate Controlled, HALC High Autonomous Low Controlled, MALC Moderate Autonomous Low Controlled, MAMC Moderate Autonomous and Moderate Controlled