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Table 3 Mean sten values and standard deviations of subdimensions

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

Personality factors

Mean value

SD

    

Cluster 1

Cluster 2

Cluster 3

S 1

S 2

S 3

F(2, 145)

p

Differences between clusters

 

Personality facets Neuroticism

 

 N1-Anxiety

5.18

4.75

7.34

2.41

2.55

1.88

16.02

 < 0.001

1–3, 2–3

 

 N2-Hostility, anger

4.47

4.98

5.73

2.53

2.15

2.27

3.36

0.037

1–3

 

 N3-Depression

4.94

4.64

7.02

2.50

2.65

2.25

12.13

 < 0.001

1–3, 2–3

 

 N4-Self-consciousness

5.80

5.86

7.73

2.24

2.87

2.21

8.64

 < 0.001

1–3, 2–3

 

 N5-Impulsiveness

5.88

6.18

6.68

2.66

2.54

2.05

1.22

0.300

  

 N6-Vulnerability to stress

3.47

4.14

6.66

2.13

2.39

1.82

26.99

 < 0.001

1–3, 2–3

 

Personality facets Extraversion

 

 E1-Kindness

7.69

4.95

5.59

1.93

2.40

2.56

20.22

 < 0.001

1–2, 1–3

 

 E2-Gregariousness

5.92

5.23

5.10

2.27

2.42

1.66

2.00

0.139

  

 E3-Assertiveness

6.76

5.73

4.24

2.47

2.64

2.31

11.64

 < 0.001

1–3, 2–3

 

 E4-Activity

6.45

5.71

5.02

2.32

2.46

2.34

4.12

0.018

1–3

 

 E5-Excitement seeking

4.76

4.61

4.66

2.30

2.20

1.85

0.07

0.929

  

 E6-Positive emotion

7.45

5.79

5.15

2.15

2.78

2.73

10.24

 < 0.001

1–2, 1–3

 

Personality facets Openness to experience

 

 O1-Imagination

6.41

5.93

6.41

2.01

2.48

2.38

0.77

0.463

  

 O2-Aesthetics

6.18

4.64

5.12

2.65

2.37

2.53

5.11

0.007

1–2

 

 O3-Emotionality

7.08

5.13

5.68

2.30

2.57

2.48

8.78

0 < .001

1–2, 1–3

 

 O4-Actions

6.39

6.16

4.59

2.16

2.46

1.94

8.68

 < 0.001

1–3, 2–3

 

 O5-Ideas

7.25

7.23

6.17

2.24

2.34

1.92

3.52

0.032

1–3, 2–3

 

 O6-Values

7.20

7.82

7.22

2.54

2.51

2.42

1.06

0.350

  

Personality facets Agreeableness

 A1-Trust in others

7.04

5.34

5.98

2.31

3.03

2.67

5.35

0.006

1–2

 A2-Straightforwardness

6.51

4.96

6.68

2.18

2.49

2.41

8.27

 < 0.001

1–2, 2–3

 A3-Altruism

7.43

4.54

5.66

1.88

2.72

2.65

18.91

 < 0.001

1–2, 1–3

 A4-Compliance

6.73

5.41

6.02

2.10

2.09

2.04

5.34

0.006

1–2

 A5-Modesty

5.86

4.41

6.27

2.75

2.29

2.18

8.18

 < 0.001

1–2, 2–3

 A6-Tendermindedness

6.25

4.57

5.68

2.50

2.79

2.95

5.22

0.006

1–2

Personality facets Conscientiousness

 C1-Competence

8.35

7.79

6.24

1.85

2.32

2.53

10.63

 < 0.001

1–3, 2–3

 C2-Organizing

6.88

6.36

5.93

2.52

2.59

2.48

1.64

0.198

 

 C3-Dutifulness

7.63

6.70

6.51

1.99

2.11

2.05

4.14

0.018

1–2, 1–3

 C4-Achievement Striving

7.14

6.95

6.05

2.32

2.82

2.84

2.11

0.124

 

 C5-Self-Discipline

6.73

6.59

5.12

2.60

2.18

2.58

5.87

0.004

1–3, 2–3

 C6-Deliberation

7.20

6.45

6.46

2.03

2.35

2.18

1.91

0.152