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Table 5 Postgraduates’ perceptions of the importance of pharmacy mentors’ competence according to postgraduates’ sex

From: Competence of pharmacy mentors: a survey of the perceptions of pharmacy postgraduates and their mentors

Subscale

Postgraduates’ sex

t

p

Male (n = 41)

Female (n = 67)

Research competence

58.830 ± 15.417

64.388 ± 7.475

−2.159

0.036

Educational competence

26.244 ± 8.532

29.418 ± 6.677

−2.154

0.034

Supportive competence

26.707 ± 6.112

27.702 ± 5.967

−0.833

0.407

Communication competence

26.317 ± 6.904

28.821 ± 4.246

−2.092

0.041

Academic achievement

23.537 ± 7.078

24.000 ± 6.053

−0.362

0.718

Professional knowledge

27.293 ± 6.396

29.090 ± 4.430

−1.582

0.119

  1. Values are expressed as the means of three replicates with standard deviations (Mean ± SD).