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Table 1 Participants’ characteristics

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

  1. *: p < .05, ***: p < .001