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

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate analyses for attitude dimension.


Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis

ORa (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Intrinsic motivation 1.081 (1.057-1.106) <.001 1.082 (1.057-1.108) <.001
Sex

Male Refb —c Ref —

Female 0.721 (0.509-1.020) .07 0.801 (0.546-1.177) 0.26
Age (years)

<35 Ref — — —

35-39 1.080 (0.716-1.625) .71 — —

≥40 0.944 (0.594-1.502) .81 — —
Ethnicity

Han Ref — — —

Ethnic minority 0.918 (0.200-4.697) .91 — —
Marital status

Unmarried Ref — Ref —

Married 1.391 (0.922-2.098) .12 1.239 (0.787-1.950) .36
Given birth (number of children)

No Ref — Ref —

Yes 1.415 (0.946-2.114) .09 1.325 (0.845-2.080) .22
Mortgage or debt pressure

No Ref — — —

Yes 0.940 (0.641-1.374) .75 — —
Field of specialization

Internal medicine Ref — — —

Surgery 0.930 (0.453-1.891) .84 — —

Anesthesiology 0.692 (0.373-1.256) .23 — —

Emergency medicine 1.113 (0.559-2.191) .76 — —

Other 1.294 (0.517-3.362) .59 — —
Education

Bachelor’s degree Ref — — —

Master’s degree 1.034 (0.718-1.491) .89 — —

Doctorate or above 0.991 (0.528-1.891) .98 — —
Hospital level

Public tertiary hospital Ref — — —

Other 1.445 (0.913-2.325) .12 1.341 (0.797-2.256) .27
Teaching hospital

No Ref — — —

Yes 0.781 (0.458-1.307) .36 — —
Average monthly income per capita income (US $)

5000 or less Ref — Ref —

5001-10,000 2.265 (1.059-4.917) .04 2.099 (0.919-4.796) .08

10,001-20,000 1.691 (0.789,3.679) .18 1.521 (0.663-3.490) .32

More than 20,000 1.877 (0.671,5.406) .23 1.609 (0.519-4.990) .41

Prefer not to disclose 1.214 (0.522,2.856) .65 1.205 (0.482-3.012) .69
Relatives working in research

No Ref — Ref —

Yes 0.859 (0.563-1.318) .48 0.744 (0.469,1.179) .21

Unsure 0.491 (0.159-1.437) .20 0.370 (0.114,1.204) .10
Number of research project led or deeply participated in

None Ref — — —

1~2 projects 0.966 (0.660-1.419) .86 — —

3-5 projects 0.935 (0.513-1.730) .83 — —
Number of research training or seminars you have attended

None Ref — Ref —

Approximately 1-2 times 0.949 (0.604-1.488) .82 0.921 (0.559-1.519) .75

3-5 times 0.656 (0.360-1.194) .17 0.589 (0.306-1.132) .11

More than 5 times 0.857 (0.530-1.382) .53 0.683 (0.403-1.159) .16
Research atmosphere in your team

Poor Ref — — —

Average 1.194 (0.688-2.054) .53 — —

Good 0.933 (0.545-1.582) .80 — —
Rate your mentor or department head’s research competence

Poor or very poor Ref — — —

Average 0.711 (0.278-1.750) .46 — —

Good 1.187 (0.468-2.893) .71 — —

Excellent 1.140 (0.448-2.791) .78 — —

aOR: odds ratio.

bReference values.

cNot applicable.