Table 2.
Baseline information for each group at individual (student) and cluster (tutor) levels.
| Intervention group n = (%) | Control group n = (%) | Total n = (%) | Group differences | p value | |
| Total n = (%)Tutor factors at baseline | |||||
| Total | 6 | 6 | 12 | n/a | n/a |
| male | 1 (16.7) | 2 (33.3) | 3 (25.0) | n/a | n/a |
| white | 6 (100.0) | 5 (83.3) | 11 (91.7) | n/a | n/a |
| Student factors at baseline | |||||
| Total | 177/348 (50.9) | 171/348 (49.1) | 348 (100.0) | ||
| Mean age | 22 yrs 4 months | 22 yrs 4 months | 22 yrs 4 months | t(346) = 0.8 | 0.94 |
| white* | 80/175 (45.7) | 87/166 (52.5) | 167/341 (49.0) | χ2 = 1.9; df = 3 | 0.60 |
| Asian Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi | 47/175 (26.9) | 37/166 (22.3) | 84/341 (34.0) | χ2 = 1.9; df = 3 | 0.60 |
| Chinese | 16/175 (9.1) | 12/166 (7.2) | 28/341 (8.2) | χ2 = 1.9; df = 3 | 0.60 |
| All Other | 32/175 (18.3) | 30/166 (18.1) | 62/341 (18.2) | χ2 = 1.9; df = 3 | 0.60 |
| Male** | 69/176 (39.2) | 59/171 (34.5) | 128/347 (36.9) | χ2 = 0.8; df = 1 | 0.36 |
| Graduate entry*** | 23/176 (13.1) | 20/166 (12.1) | 43/342 (12.6) | χ2 = 0.1; df = 1 | 0.75 |
| With iBSC*** | 107/176 (60.8) | 101/166 (60.8) | 208/342 (60.8) | χ2 = 0.2; df = 1 | 0.89 |
| Oxford or Cambridge transfer | 21/177 (11.9) | 30/171 (17.5) | 51/348 (14.7) | χ2 = 2.2; df = 1 | 0.13 |
| Mean pre-intervention written z score |
0.05 (SD = 1.0) | -0.05 (SD = 1.0) | 0.00 (SD = 1.0) | t(343) = -0.9 | 0.36 |
| Mean Neuroticism score | 8.1 (SD = 2.3) | 7.8 (SD = 2.3) | 8.0 (SD = 2.3) | t(270) = -0.8 | 0.45 |
| Mean Conscientiousness score | 11.3 (SD = 2.6) | 11.3 (SD = 2.0) | 11.3 (SD = 2.3) | t(272) = 0.2 | 0.86 |
| Mean Openness score | 11.1 (SD = 2.2) | 10.9 (SD = 2.4) | 11.0 (SD = 2.3) | t(272) = -0.9 | 0.39 |
| Mean Agreeableness score | 13.3 (SD = 1.6) | 13.0 (SD = 1.6) | 13.2 (SD = 1.6) | t(268) = -1.8 | 0.07 |
| Mean Extraversion score | 11.6 (SD = 2.1) | 11.6 (SD = 1.8) | 11.6 (SD = 1.9) | t(271) = -0.13 | 0.90 |
| Mean Surface study score | 14.9 (SD = 3.9) | 14.7 (SD = 3.4) | 14.8 (SD = 3.6) | t(265) = -0.5 | 0.61 |
| Mean Strategic study score | 18.5 (SD = 5.4) | 17.7 (SD = 4.7) | 18.1 (SD = 5.1) | t(266) = -0.8 | 0.45 |
| Mean Deep study score | 19.4 (SD = 4.1) | 19.3 (SD = 3.9) | 19.3 (SD = 4.0) | t(267) = -0.3 | 0.79 |
| Mean GHQ (stress) score | 11.4 (SD = 5.3) | 10.2 (SD = 4.4) | 10.8 (SD = 4.9) | t(262) = -1.9 | 0.06 |
* missing n = 7
** missing n = 1
*** missing n = 6 for graduate and iBSc combined (graduates do not take an iBSc)