From: The relationship between perfectionism and symptoms of depression in medical school applicants
Applicant sample | Admitted applicants | Rejected applicants | Cohen’s d | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic data | ||||
N | 146 | 92 | 54 | |
Sex (female/male) | 94/52 | 62/30 | 32/22 | |
Age (mean ± SD) | 19.85 ± 1.63 | 19.79 ± 1.78 | 19.94 ± 1.35 | 0.09 |
Selection criteria (mean ± SD) | ||||
GPA | 1.52 ± 0.16 | 1.50 ± 0.16 | 1.56 ± 0.16* | 0.38 |
GPA score | 49.56 ± 3.29 | 49.98 ± 3.30 | 48.85 ± 3.19* | 0.35 |
HAM-Nat score | 37.91 ± 3.75 | 37.91 ± 3.88 | 37.91 ± 3.55 | 0.00 |
HAM-Int score | 35.37 ± 4.76 | 37.97 ± 3.20 | 30.94 ± 3.57*** | 2.10 |
Total score | 122.84 ± 5.12 | 125.86 ± 3.06 | 117.70 ± 3.60*** | 2.50 |
Personality measures (mean ± SD) | ||||
Patient Health Questionnaire | 7.19 ± 4.70 | 6.57 ± 4.56 | 8.28 ± 4.81* | 0.37 |
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale | 6.85 ± 4.83 | 6.56 ± 5.03 | 7.35 ± 4.47 | 0.16 |
Big Five Inventory, 10 item version | ||||
Openness | 7.35 ± 2.14 | 7.41 ± 2.10 | 7.26 ± 2.21 | 0.07 |
Conscientiousness | 7.89 ± 1.64 | 8.04 ± 1.54 | 7.62 ± 1.79 | 0.26 |
Extraversion | 7.10 ± 1.82 | 7.38 ± 1.66 | 6.62 ± 1.99* | 0.43 |
Agreeableness | 7.29 ± 1.61 | 7.48 ± 1.49 | 6.94 ± 1.76 | 0.34 |
Neuroticism | 5.14 ± 1.75 | 5.03 ± 1.66 | 5.32 ± 1.88 | 0.17 |