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. 2025 Apr 22;27:e72633. doi: 10.2196/72633

Table 2.

Univariate and multivariate analyses for intrinsic motivation dimension.


Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis

ORa (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Sex

Male Refb —c — —

Female 0.869 (0.618-1.222) .42 — —
Age (years)

<35
— — —

35-39 1.269 (0.849-1.900) .25 — —

≥40 1.061 (0.671-1.677) .80 — —
Ethnicity

Han Ref — — —

Ethnic minority 0.661 (0.129-3.028) .59 — —
Marital status

Unmarried Ref — — —

Married 0.881 (0.583-1.325) .54 — —
Given birth (number of children)

No
— — —

Yes 1.056 (0.708-1.575) .79 — —
Mortgage or debt pressure

No Ref — — —

Yes 1.026 (0.705-1.490) .89 — —
Field of specialization

Internal medicine Ref — — —

Surgery 1.162 (0.582-2.327) .67 — —

Anesthesiology 1.106 (0.614-1.993) .74 — —

Emergency medicine 1.140 (0.591-2.200) .69 — —

Other 1.462 (0.607-3.592) .40 — —
Education

Bachelor’s degree Ref — — —

Master’s degree 0.854 (0.596-1.223) .39 — —

Doctorate or above 1.202 (0.641-2.291) .57 — —
Hospital level

Public tertiary hospital Ref — — —

Other 1.207 (0.774-1.896) .41 — —
Teaching hospital

No Ref — — —

Yes 1.149 (0.694-1.903) .59 — —
Average monthly income per capita income (US $)

5000 or less Ref — — —

5001-10,000 1.524 (0.716-3.295) .27 — —

10,001-20,000 1.280 (0.598-2.781) .53 — —

More than 20,000 1.619 (0.581-4.611) .36 — —

Prefer not to disclose 1.284 (0.552-3.021) .56 — —
Relatives working in research

No Ref



Yes 1.051 (0.690-1.604) .82 — —

Unsure 0.893 (0.301-2.653) .84 — —
Number of research project led or deeply participated in

None Ref — Ref —

1~2 projects 1.080 (0.741-1.576) .69 1.060 (0.725-1.551) .76

3-5 projects 1.542 (0.843-2.885) .17 1.371 (0.734-2.562) .32
Number of research training or seminars you have attended

None Ref — Ref —

Approximately 1-2 times 1.015 (0.654-1.574) .95 1.016 (0.654-1.578) .95

3-5 times 1.080 (0.597-1.958) .80 1.074 (0.593-1.944) .81

More than 5 times 1.586 (0.989-2.556) .057 1.527 (0.944-2.470) .08
Research atmosphere in your team

Poor Ref — — —

Average 0.778 (0.452-1.329) .36 — —

Good 0.995 (0.584-1.684) .98 — —
Rate your mentor or department head’s research competence

Poor or very poor Ref — — —

Average 0.897 (0.363-2.220) .81 — —

Good 1.043 (0.427-2.548) .93 — —

Excellent 1.529 (0.622-3.764) .35 — —

aOR: odds ratio.

bReference values.

cNot applicable.