Need for cognitive closure, tolerance for ambiguity, and perfectionism in medical school applicants

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Table 3 Binary logistic regression analysis for prediction of admission decision

Parameter	Regression coefficient	Standard error	*Wald*	df	p	Odds ratio
16-NCCS	-1.09	0.40	7.27	1	.007	.34
Age	0.28	0.10	7.21	1	.007	1.33
AP	0.33	0.20	2.75	1	.097	1.39
TAS	-0.61	0.44	1.91	1	.167	.55
MP	-0.09	0.22	0.17	1	.678	.91
Model fit	Nagelkerke’sR²		χ²	df	p
	.135		17.81	5	.003

16-NCCS 16-item Need for Cognitive Closure Scale, AP Adaptive Perfectionism, TAS Tolerance for Ambiguity Scale, MP Maladaptive Perfectionism

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