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Table 1 Health-relevant dimensions (AVEM) in male and female. Medical students

From: Study-related behavior patterns of medical students compared to students of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM): a three-year longitudinal study

 

Medical studentsa

ptime

part. Eta2

psex

part. Eta2

P < 0.05

t0

t1

t2

t3

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

Subjective significance of work

11.9 (3.0)

11.7 (3.1)

12.0 (3.0)

11.7 (3.0)

11.9 (3.2)

11.6 (2.9)

11.4 (3.2)

11.9 (3.5)

11.3 (3.1)

10.9 (3.4)

11.6 (3.7)

10.6 (3.3)

0.006

0.022

0.356

0.004

0-3b, 1–3

Career ambition

15.3 (2.6)

15.2 (3.0)

15.3 (2.4)

13.7 (2.9)

14.5 (3.1)

13.4 (2.8)

13.5 (2.9)

13.9 (3.1)

13.4 (2.9)

13.4 (3.0)

13.8 (3.3)

13.2 (2.9)

<.001

0.158

0.186

0.009

0–1, 0–2, 0–3

Tendency to exert

12.4 (2.9)

11.7 (2.5)

12.6 (3.0)

11.6 (3.0)

11.2 (2.7)

11.7 (3.1)

12.1 (3.2)

11.7 (2.8)

12.3 (3.3)

11.6 (3.1)

11.3 (2.6)

11.7 (3.3)

0.002

0.026

0.134

0.011

0–1, 0–3, 1–2

Striving for perfection

14.8 (2.9)

14.4 (2.8)

14.9 (2.9)

13.4 (2.9)

13.0 (3.2)

13.6 (2.8)

13.1 (3.3)

12.4 (3.1)

13.3 (3.4)

13.2 (3.1)

13.1 (3.1)

13.3 (3.2)

<.001

0.134

0.187

0.009

0–1, 0–2, 0–3

Emotional distancing

12.9 (2.4)

13.3 (2.3)

12.8 (2.4)

12.6 (2.8)

12.6 (2.6)

12.6 (2.9)

11.8 (2.9)

11.8 (3.0)

11.8 (2.9)

13.8 (2.9)

13.9 (3.1)

13.8 (2.9)

<.001

0.129

0.734

0.001

0–2, 0–3, 1–2, 1–3, 2–3

Resignation tendencies

11.8 (2.9)

11.2 (2.7)

12.0 (3.0)

11.7 (2.9)

11.0 (2.9)

11.9 (2.9)

11.6 (3.2)

10.9 (2.9)

11.8 (3.2)

11.3 (3.3)

10.5 (3.2)

11.5 (3.3)

0.034

0.015

0.025

0.025

Offensive coping with problems

14.0 (3.0)

14.3 (2.9)

13.9 (3.0)

13.8 (2.9)

13.9 (3.0)

13.8 (2.8)

13.7 (2.9)

14.1 (2.9)

13.6 (2.9)

13.6 (2.9)

14.3 (2.9)

13.4 (2.8)

0.448

0.004

0.192

0.008

Balance and mental stability

13.5 (3.3)

14.7 (3.3)

13.0 (3.0)

13.9 (3.0)

15.4 (2.5)

13.3 (3.0)

13.4 (3.2)

14.7 (2.8)

12.9 (3.2)

13.7 (3.1)

14.7 (2.9)

13.3 (3.1)

0.017

0.017

<.001

0.083

0–1, 1–2

Satisfaction with work

17.4 (2.4)

17.2 (2.5)

17.6 (2.4)

17.1 (2.5)

17.1 (2.3)

17.2 (2.5)

17.1 (2.5)

16.8 (2.5)

17.2 (2.5)

17.0 (2.5)

17.2 (2.2)

17.0 (2.6)

0.261

0.007

0.603

0.001

Satisfaction with life

17.6 (2.5)

17.7 (2.6)

17.5 (2.5)

17.1 (2.6)

17.3 (2.3)

17.0 (2.7)

16.8 (2.8)

16.9 (2.9)

16.7 (2.7)

17.2 (2.6)

17.3 (2.6)

17.1 (2.6)

<.001

0.032

0.536

0.002

0–1, 0–2

Experience of social support

18.0 (2.0)

18.0 (2.1)

18.0 (2.0)

17.7 (2.1)

17.9 (2.3)

17.7 (2.1)

17.4 (2.5)

17.5 (2.4)

17.4 (2.6)

17.3 (2.6)

17.3 (2.5)

17.4 (2.6)

0.001

0.027

0.946

<.001

0–2, 0–3

  1. aIn this analysis same number of participants for t0 to t3: Total n = 204, Male n = 55, Female n = 149
  2. bIndicates a significant difference of total group scores between t0 and t3