From: Need for cognitive closure, tolerance for ambiguity, and perfectionism in medical school applicants
Sociodemographic data | Applicants (total) | Admitted applicants | Rejected applicants | Cohen’s d |
---|---|---|---|---|
N | 173 | 88 | 85 | |
Sex (female/male) | 120/53 | 64/24 | 56/29 | |
Age (mean ± SD) | 19.90 ± 1.63 | 20.24 ± 1.60 | 19.55 ± 1.60** | 0.43 |
Selection criteria (mean ± SD) | ||||
GPA | 1.51 ± 0.19 | 1.51 ± 0.18 | 1.52 ± 0.20 | 0.05 |
GPA score | 49.71 ± 3.77 | 49.80 ± 3.56 | 49.62 ± 3.98 | 0.05 |
HAM-Nat score | 35.55 ± 4.20 | 36.32 ± 3.77 | 34.75 ± 4.49** | 0.38 |
HAM-Int score | 34.82 ± 4.97 | 38.23 ± 2.95 | 31.31 ± 4.11*** | 1.94 |
Total score | 120.09 ± 5.58 | 124.35 ± 3.17 | 115.68 ± 3.82*** | 2.47 |
Personality measures (mean ± SD) | ||||
16-NCCS | 2.89 ± 0.59 | 2.77 ± 0.59 | 3.01 ± 0.57** | 0.40 |
TAS | 3.55 ± 0.48 | 3.57 ± 0.47 | 3.53 ± 0.49 | 0.09 |
Adaptive Perfectionism (AP) | .01 ± 1.79 | 0.14 ± 1.81 | -0.13 ± 1.77 | 0.15 |
Maladaptive Perfectionism (MP) | -.02 ± 2.45 | -0.23 ± 2.37 | 0.22 ± 2.54 | 0.18 |