Table 3 Academic-year differences in self-assessment and importance of character and satisfaction with character education (n = 728)
From: Medical students’ self-evaluation of character, and method of character education
Character qualities | Self-assessment | Importance | Satisfaction | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group1 (n = 202) | Group2 (n = 415) | Group3 (n = 111) | F | Group1 (n = 202) | Group2 (n = 415) | Group3 (n = 111) | F | Scheffé | Group1 (n = 202) | Group2 (n = 415) | Group3 (n = 111) | F | Scheffé | |
Service and sacrifice | 3.6 ± .84 | 3.6 ± .85 | 3.6 ± .92 | .109 | 4.5 ± .75 | 4.4 ± .78 | 4.2 ± .90 | 6.65** | 1, 2 > 3 | 3.4 ± 1.01 | 3.4 ± .94 | 3.5 ± .96 | .854 | - |
Empathy and communication | 4.0 ± .79 | 3.9 ± .86 | 3.8 ± .87 | 2.941 | 4.7 ± .61 | 4.6 ± .67 | 4.4 ± .70 | 6.757** | 1, 2 > 3 | 3.6 ± .99 | 3.5 ± .98 | 3.7 ± .99 | 4.018* | 3 > 2 |
Care and respect | 4.0 ± .78 | 4.0 ± .76 | 4.0 ± .76 | .024 | 4.6 ± .66 | 4.5 ± .73 | 4.3 ± .79 | 6.534** | 1 > 3 | 3.6 ± 1.00 | 3.5 ± .97 | 3.6 ± 1.01 | 1.679 | - |
Honesty and humility | 4.8 ± .76 | 4.0 ± .79 | 4.0 ± .68 | 1.388 | 4.5 ± .76 | 4.4 ± .73 | 4.1 ± .87 | 11.429*** | 1, 2 > 3 | 3.5 ± 1.03 | 3.4 ± .97 | 3.6 ± .98 | 2.863 | - |
Responsibility and calling | 3.9 ± .87 | 3.9 ± .85 | 4.0 ± .71 | .671 | 4.7 ± .60 | 4.6 ± .64 | 4.4 ± .66 | 5.637** | 1 > 3 | 3.8 ± .97 | 3.7 ± .93 | 3.7 ± .98 | .724 | - |
Collaboration and magnanimity | 3.8 ± .86 | 3.8 ± .81 | 3.8 ± .81 | .260 | 4.4 ± .77 | 4.4 ± .74 | 4.3 ± .74 | .366 | - | 3.8 ± 1.05 | 3.6 ± .93 | 3.7 ± .98 | 2.454 | - |
Creativity and positivity | 3.6 ± .96 | 3.5 ± .98 | 3.4 ± .94 | .655 | 3.9 ± 1.03 | 3.8 ± 1.08 | 3.7 ± 1.09 | 1.284 | - | 3.2 ± 1.12 | 3.0 ± 1.09 | 3.3 ± 1.19 | 3.022* | - |
Patience and Leadership | 3.8 ± .82 | 3.7 ± .87 | 3.7 ± .87 | .711 | 4.2 ± .87 | 4.1 ± .89 | 4.0 ± .91 | 2.764 | - | 3.5 ± 1.00 | 3.4 ± 1.00 | 3.7 ± .95 | 4.247* | 3 > 2 |
TOTAL | 3.8 ± .53 | 3.8 ± .59 | 3.8 ± .55 | .659 | 4.4 ± .57 | 4.3 ± .56 | 4.2 ± .62 | 7.555** | 1, 2 > 3 | 3.6 ± .84 | 3.4 ± .77 | 3.6 ± .88 | 3.030* | - |