Table 4.
Comparison of the Empathic Tendency Scale and Spiritual Well-Being scale scores with some variables.
| Empathic Tendency |
Transcendence subdimension |
Harmony with nature sub-dimension |
Anomie sub-dimension |
Total score |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median(%95CI) | Median (%95 CI) | Median (%95 CI) | Median (%95 CI) | Median (%95 CI) | |
| Reasons for choosing the profession | |||||
| At your will | 68.00 (51–90)a | 69.00 (33–75) | 33.00 (15–35) | 24.00 (11–35) | 123.00 (83–145) |
| Against your will | 64.00 (49–80)b | 70.00 (43–75) | 30.00 (24–35) | 21.00 (12–31) | 117.00 (83–141) |
| Easy to find a job | 67.50 (52–87)a | 65.50 (17–75) | 32.00 (9–35) | 23.00 (7–34) | 117.00 (59–143) |
| Test value | KW: 9.257 | KW: 3.794 | KW: 1.966 | KW: 3.840 | KW: 3.189 |
| p: 0.010* | p: 0.150 | p: 0.134 | p: 0.147 | p: 0.203 | |
| Liking the department | |||||
| Yes | 68.00 (49–90) | 68.00 (17–75) | 32.00 (9–35) | 23.00 (7–35) | 122.00 (59–145) |
| No | 64.00 (55–75) | 64.00 (46–72) | 31.00 (25–35) | 21.50 (9–29) | 115.00 (90–131) |
| Test value | U: 1420.00 | U: 1486.00 | U: 1909.00 | U: 1503.50 | U: 1491.50 |
| p: 0.049* | p: 0.82 | p: 0.823 | p: 0.094 | p: 0.86 | |
| Suitability of the department | |||||
| Very suitable | 71.00 (52–90)a | 67.50 (38–75) | 33.00 (15–35) | 24.00 (11–35)a | 121.50 (83.00–145)a |
| Suitable | 67.00 (49–86) | 68.00 (17–75) | 32.00 (9–35) | 23.00 (7–35)a | 122.00 (59–144)a |
| Unsuitable | 63.00 (54–73)b | 62.00 (35–71) | 31.00 (21–35) | 17.00 (8–29)b | 113.00 (75–131)b |
| Test value | KW: 14.290 | KW: 4.163 | KW: 2.695 | KW: 13.970 | KW: 7.544 |
| p: 0.001* | p: 0.125 | p: 0.260 | p: 0.001* | p: 0.023* | |
| Participation in social activities | |||||
| Yes | 68.00 (54–90) | 67.00 (17–75) | 33.00 (9–35) | 24.00 (7–35) | 121.50 (59–145) |
| No | 64.00 (49–82) | 69.00 (35–75) | 32.00 (21–35) | 21.00 (7–33) | 119.00 (75–142) |
| Test value | U: 4225.50 | U: 5178.50 | U: 5137.00 | U: 4200.00 | U: 5202.00 |
| p: 0.004* | p: 0.381 | p: 0.332 | p: 0.003* | p: 0.410 | |
| Participation in scientific activities | |||||
| Yes | 68.00 (54–88) | 67.00 (17–75) | 32.00 (9–35) | 24.00 (7–35) | 121.00 (59–144) |
| No | 65.00 (49–90) | 69.00 (35–75) | 32.00 (19–35) | 22.00 (7–35) | 121.00 (75–145) |
| Test value | U: 5718.00 | U: 6134.50 | U: 6751.50 | U: 5422.00 | U: 6881.00 |
| p: 0.025* | p: 0.150 | p: 0.797 | p: 0.005* | p: 0.994 | |
| Wishing to progress in the profession | |||||
| Yes | 68.00 (52–90) | 68.50 (17–75) | 33.00 (9–35) | 23.50 (7–35) | 123.50 (59–145) |
| No/undecided | 64.00 (49–88) | 64.00 (35–75) | 31.00 (15–35) | 22.00 (8–32) | 117.00 (75–142) |
| Test value | U: 4505.00 | U: 4984.00 | U: 5047.50 | U: 4749.50 | U: 4765.50 |
| p: 0.004 | p: 0.060 | p: 0.078 | p: 0.018 | p: 0.020 | |
| Wishing to work in the field | |||||
| Yes | 68.00 (52–90) | 68.00 (17–75) | 33.00 (9–35) | 23.00 (7–35) | 122.00 (59–145) |
| No/undecided | 64.00 (49–79) | 66.00 (35–75) | 31.00 (21–35) | 21.50 (8–32) | 116.50 (75–142) |
| Test value | U: 3317.00 | U: 4449.50 | U: 4348.00 | U: 3716.00 | U: 4199.50 |
| p: 0.001* | p: 0.408 | p: 0.286 | p: 0.012* | p: 0.162 | |
| Participation in activities for professional development | |||||
| Yes | 68.00 (52–90) | 70.00 (17–75) | 33.00 (9–35) | 23.00 (7–35) | 124.00 (59–145) |
| No | 67.00 (49–88) | 65.00 (28–75) | 31.00 (19–35) | 23.00 (7–35) | 117.00 (75–142) |
| Test value | U: 6534.00 | U: 5590.00 | U: 6190.50 | U: 6834.50 | U: 5876.50 |
| p: 0.366 | p: 0.007* | p: 0.113 | p: 0.725 | p: 0.030* | |
| Following field-related publications | |||||
| Yes | 69.00 (54–90) | 69.00 (17–75) | 33.00 (9–35) | 24.00 (7–35) | 124.00 (59–145) |
| No | 65.00 (49–88) | 64.00 (33–75) | 31.00 (20–35) | 22.00 (8–31) | 115.00 (75–139) |
| Test value | U: 4869.50 | U: 5088.50 | U: 5257.00 | U: 5354 | U: 4965.50 |
| p: 0.001* | p: 0.002* | p: 0.006* | p: 0.010* | p: 0.001* | |
CI: Confidence Intervals; *: p < 0,05 was considered statistically significant; a,b: It shows the groups where the difference originates.