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Table 2 Health-relevant dimensions (AVEM) in male and female. STEM students

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

 

STEM 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

11.8 (2.9)

11.8 (3.1)

11.8 (2.8)

11.8 (3.0)

11.8 (3.5)

11.8 (2.8)

11.8 (3.2)

(12.1 (3.5)

11.7 (3.1)

11.2 (2.9)

11.3 (3.1)

11.1 (2.8)

0.029

0.023

0.698

0.001

2-3b

Career ambition

14.9 (2.7)

14.4 (2.9)

15.0 (2.6)

14.3 (2.6)

13.7 (2.9)

14.6 (2.4)

13.9 (2.5)

13.7 (2.7)

14.0 (2.5)

13.7 (2.7)

13.6 (2.7)

13.7 (2.7)

<.001

0.070

0.259

0.01

0–1, 0–2, 0–3

Tendency to exert

11.5 (3.2)

11.3 (3.4)

11.6 (3.2)

11.6 (3.2)

11.3 (3.1)

11.7 (3.3)

11.8 (3.5)

11.8 (3.5)

11.8 (3.5)

11.8 (3.3)

12.1 (3.4)

11.7 (3.3)

0.332

0.009

0.871

<.001

Striving for perfection

14.5 (3.0)

14.1 (3.6)

14.6 (2.7)

13.2 (3.4)

13.8 (3.4)

13.0 (3.3)

13.3 (3.6)

13.3 (3.4)

13.3 (3.7)

13.8 (3.2)

13.9 (3.2)

13.8 (3.2)

<.001

0.061

0.821

<.001

0–1, 0–2

Emotional distancing

12.9 (2.8)

13.0 (2.8)

12.9 (2.8)

12.6 (3.0)

12.0 (2.9)

12.9 (3.0)

12.4 (3.1)

12.2 (2.5)

12.5 (3.4)

12.8 (3.2)

11.9 (3.1)

13.2 (3.3)

0.168

0.013

0.207

0.012

Resignation tendencies

11.6 (3.1)

11.0 (3.0)

11.8 (3.1)

11.8 (3.1)

10.8 (3.0)

12.3 (3.0)

11.8 (3.3)

10.4 (2.8)

12.5 (3.4)

12.0 (3.2)

11.0 (3.2)

12.5 (3.1)

0.552

0.005

0.003

0.067

Offensive coping with problems

13.3 (2.5)

13.9 (2.4)

13.0 (2.5)

12.5 (2.9)

13.2 (3.0)

12.2 (2.9)

12.4 (3.0)

13.2 (3.4)

12.0 (2.8)

12.3 (2.6)

13.1 (2.8)

11.9 (2.5)

<.001

0.048

0.016

0.045

0–1, 0–2, 0–3

Balance and mental stability

13.2 (3.2)

13.4 (3.5)

13.0 (3.1)

13.8 (2.9)

14.4 (3.0)

13.5 (2.9)

13.2 (3.1)

13.6 (3.1)

13.0 (3.1)

12.9 (3.3)

13.4 (3.4)

12.7 (3.3)

0.002

0.039

0.216

0.012

0–1, 1–2, 1–3

Satisfaction with work

16.3 (2.5)

16.1 (2.6)

16.4 (2.4)

15.8 (2.7)

16.0 (2.9)

15.7 (2.6)

15.7 (2.8)

16.0 (2.7)

15.6 (2.8)

15.6 (3.0)

15.1 (2.8)

15.9 (3.0)

0.01

0.031

0.850

<.001

0–3

Satisfaction with life

16.7 (2.7)

16.3 (2.9)

16.8 (2.5)

15.9 (2.9)

15.4 (3.1)

16.1 (2.9)

15.5 (3.1)

15.3 (2.9)

15.6 (3.1)

15.4 (3.4)

14.6 (3.1)

15.8 (3.5)

<.001

0.096

0.183

0.014

0–1, 0–2, 0–3

Experience of social support

18.1 (1.9)

17.8 (1.7)

18.3 (2.0)

17.9 (2.4)

17.4 (2.6)

18.2 (2.3)

17.2 (2.9)

17.1 (2.8)

17.2 (3.0)

17.0 (2.9)

16.4 (2.6)

17.2 (3.1)

<.001

0.071

0.168

0.015

0–2, 0–3, 1–3

  1. aIn this analysis same number of participants for t0 to t3: Total n = 131, Male n = 41, Female n = 90
  2. bIndicates a significant difference of total group scores between t2 and t3