Linguistic analysis of pediatric residency personal statements: gender differences

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Table 4 LIWC Scaled Scores for Pediatric Personal Statement Writing Tone Variables

Word category	All authors LIWC Score^a	Male authors LIWC Score^a	Female authors LIWC Score^a	p value
Tone
Analytic	81.41 ± 9.84	81.14 ± 9.99	81.66 ± 9.75	p = 0.73
Emotional	86.44 ± 15.56	87.10 ± 15.11	85.79 ± 16.07	p = 0.58
Clout	51.11 ± 13.59	50.36 ± 13.76	51.86 ± 13.44	p = 0.47
Authenticity	58.77 ± 18.66	56.78 ± 19.15	60.77 ± 18.06	p = 0.16

^aLIWC scores range 0–100. Higher scores for analytic thinking, clout, and authenticity indicate higher degrees of use of words demonstrating analytic thinking, clout, and authenticity. Scores > 50 for emotional tone indicate positive emotional tone; scores < 50 indicate negative emotional tone

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