Table 3 Positive attitude responses among students, as well as overall attitude score and those stratified by different students’ characteristics
From: Perception, attitude, practice and barriers towards medical research among undergraduate students
Attitude | Positive responses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Valuable | 512 (98.8%) | ||
Exciting | 509 (97.7%) | ||
Enjoyable | 501 (96.2%) | ||
Complicated | 472 (91.3%) | ||
Time consuming | 395 (76.1%) | ||
Overall score, mean ± SD | 3.58 ± 0.48 | ||
Stratified by students’ characteristics | Mean ± SD | P-value | |
Sex | Male | 3.56 ± 0.50 | 0.46 |
Female | 3.60 ± 0.46 | ||
Age | 18–21 | 3.59 ± 0.48 | 0.85 |
22–25 | 3.57 ± 0.53 | ||
25+ | 3.45 ± 0.25 | ||
Class standing | Sophomore | 3.71 ± 0.47 | < 0.0001 |
Junior | 3.54 ± 0.46 | ||
Senior | 3.51 ± 0.48 | ||
GPA | < 70% | 3.49 ± 0.61 | 0.72 |
70–78% | 3.58 ± 0.49 | ||
79–85% | 3.56 ± 0.42 | ||
86–90% | 3.59 ± 0.50 | ||
> 90% | 3.65 ± 0.48 | ||
Major | Agriculture/Nutrition | 3.53 ± 0.47 | 0.13 |
Math/physics | 3.78 ± 0.54 | ||
Biology | 3.65 ± 0.43 | ||
Chemistry | 3.58 ± 0.62 | ||
Environmental heath/Nursing | 3.53 ± 0.47 | ||
Othera | 3.61 ± 0.34 | ||
Premedical | Yes | 3.67 ± 0.45 | < 0.0001 |
No | 3.50 ± 0.49 | ||
MRVP participation | Yes | 3.68 ± 0.46 | 0.34 |
No | 3.62 ± 0.40 | ||
Other previous/current research experience | Yes | 3.64 ± 0.52 | 0.39 |
No | 3.58 ± 0.47 | ||