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Table 2 Mean sten values and standard deviations of the main personality dimensions in empathy clusters

From: Personality characteristics of empathy profiles – practical implications for education of medicine students

Personality factors

Mean value

SD

F(2, 145)

p

Differences between clusters

Cluster 1

Cluster 2

Cluster 3

S 1

S 2

S 3

N-Neuroticism

4.57

4.68

7.10

2.24

2.66

2.01

16.43

 < 0.001

1–3, 2–3

E-Extraversion

6.57

4.98

4.39

2.05

2.41

1.92

12.96

 < 0.001

1–2, 1–3

O-Openness

7.12

6.11

5.78

1.90

2.20

2.26

5.17

0.007

1–2, 1–3

A-Agreeableness

6.96

4.43

6.22

2.33

2.40

2.58

15.38

 < 0.001

1–2, 2–3

C-Conscientiousness

7.59

6.91

5.88

2.00

2.27

2.64

6.35

0.002

1–3