Table 5 Percentage of Pediatric Personal Statement Text Containing Agentic and Communal Language
From: Linguistic analysis of pediatric residency personal statements: gender differences
Word category | All authors Percentage of text (%) | Male authors Percentage of text (%) | Female authors Percentage of text (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Agentic Language, | ||||
 LIWC dictionary | ||||
  Reward | 1.67 ± 0.71 | 1.80 ± 0.73 | 1.55 ± 0.67 | p = 0.02 |
  Risk | 0.45 ± 0.30 | 0.45 ± 0.82 | 0.44 ± 0.31 | p = 0.91 |
  Power | 3.42 ± 0.95 | 3.37 ± 0.95 | 3.45 ± 0.95 | p = 0.58 |
  Achievement | 3.20 ± 1.04 | 3.27 ± 1.01 | 3.13 ± 1.07 | p = 0.38 |
  Insight | 3.23 ± 1.02 | 3.19 ± 1.01 | 3.26 ± 1.04 | p = 0.66 |
  Certainty | 1.20 ± 0.63 | 1.24 ± 0.59 | 1.16 ± 0.51 | p = 0.34 |
 Agentic Language, | ||||
 Madera, et al. dictionary | ||||
  Adjectives | 0.04 ± 0.09 | 0.05 ± 0.10 | 0.03 ± 0.07 | p = 0.30 |
  Orientation | 0.26 ± 0.27 | 0.28 ± 0.29 | 0.23 ± 0.23 | p = 0.21 |
 Communal Language, | ||||
 LIWC dictionary | ||||
  Social affiliation | 2.87 ± 1.05 | 2.79 ± 1.07 | 2.95 ± 1.02 | p = 0.31 |
  Family | 1.06 ± 0.72 | 0.99 ± 0.65 | 1.14 ± 0.79 | p = 0.20 |
  Friends | 0.13 ± 0.16 | 0.14 ± 0.17 | 0.11 ± 0.14 | p = 0.17 |
  Male references | 0.98 ± 1.03 | 0.98 ± 1.08 | 0.98 ± 0.99 | p = 0.99 |
  Female references | 0.84 ± 0.91 | 0.81 ± 0.91 | 0.88 ± 0.91 | p = 0.59 |
  Tentativeness | 1.40 ± 0.63 | 1.48 ± 0.68 | 1.31 ± 0.57 | p = 0.09 |
 Communal Language, | ||||
 Madera, et al. dictionary | ||||
  Adjectives | 0.12 ± 0.15 | 0.11 ± 0.16 | 0.12 ± 0.13 | p = 0.49 |
  Orientation | 1.59 ± 0.75 | 1.54 ± 0.75 | 1.62 ± 0.75 | p = 0.48 |