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Table 2 Mean scores of DS and the four SASs for each respondent group

From: Scales to evaluate developmental stage and professional identity formation in medical students, residents, and experienced doctors

 

4th-year medical students

6th-year medical students

2nd-year residents

Instructors

 

N

Mean

(SD)

N

Mean

(SD)

N

Mean

(SD)

N

Mean

(SD)

DS

115

68.1

(8.12)

119

67.6

(6.96)

47

72.2

(8.78)

37

78.1

(9.24)

SASs

 SAS-2

117

4.01

(0.60)

118

3.99

(0.57)

45

3.82

(0.76)

37

3.71

(0.68)

 SAS-3

115

4.71

(0.56)

120

4.75

(0.57)

47

4.73

(0.76)

37

4.80

(0.62)

 SAS-4

117

4.63

(0.80)

120

4.61

(0.74)

47

4.58

(0.84)

37

5.01

(0.70)

 SAS-h

116

4.60

(0.76)

119

4.43

(0.59)

47

5.05

(0.77)

37

5.44

(0.60)

  1. DS developing scale, N number of respondents, SD standard deviation, SAS stage-specific attribute scale, SAS-2 stage 2-specific attribute scale, SAS-3 stage 3-specific attribute scale, SAS-4 stage 4-specific attribute scale, SAS-h stage 4 or higher-specific attribute scale