Table 1 The basic characteristics, perceptions of specialty, psychological health and career indecision among medical students (n = 359)

359 (NA)

2.42 ± 0.56

2.48 ± 0.58

2.38 ± 0.61

2.37 ± 0.66

150 (41.8%)

2.36 ± 0.60

2.40 ± 0.60*

2.33 ± 0.64

2.34 ± 0.71

209 (58.2%)

2.46 ± 0.54

2.54 ± 0.56

2.43 ± 0.59

2.40 ± 0.63

54 (15.0%)

2.52 ± 0.53

2.56 ± 0.55

2.49 ± 0.59

2.40 ± 0.66

178 (49.6%)

2.45 ± 0.54

2.51 ± 0.55

2.42 ± 0.58

2.41 ± 0.65

127 (35.4%)

2.34 ± 0.61

2.41 ± 0.63

2.30 ± 0.65

2.32 ± 0.68

162 (45.1%)

2.40 ± 0.58

2.45 ± 0.59

2.37 ± 0.62

2.34 ± 0.68

197 (54.9%)

2.44 ± 0.55

2.51 ± 0.58

2.40 ± 0.60

2.40 ± 0.66

115 (32.0%)

2.51 ± 0.52

2.55 ± 0.53

2.47 ± 0.58

2.48 ± 0.63

122 (34.0%)

2.40 ± 0.59

2.48 ± 0.60

2.40 ± 0.63

2.33 ± 0.70

61 (17.0%)

2.34 ± 0.58

2.43 ± 0.62

2.27 ± 0.59

2.32 ± 0.68

61 (17.0%)

2.35 ± 0.56

2.41 ± 0.59

2.33 ± 0.61

2.30 ± 0.63

131 (36.5%)

2.31 ± 0.48*

2.40 ± 0.52

2.24 ± 0.51*

2.26 ± 0.60*

228 (63.5%)

2.48 ± 0.60

2.53 ± 0.61

2.47 ± 0.65

2.44 ± 0.69

99 (28.0%)

2.68 ± 0.51*

2.75 ± 0.52*

2.67 ± 0.56*

2.63 ± 0.64*

260 (72.0%)

2.31 ± 0.55

2.38 ± 0.57

2.28 ± 0.59

2.28 ± 0.65