Table 6.

Distribution of mean composite variable scores for factors derived from PCA across MS groups and time points

Factors	MS1/T1	MS1/T2	MS2/T1	MS2/T2	MS3	MS4	p
	(n = 159)	(n = 145)	(n = 140)	(n = 147)	(n = 100)	(n = 89)
Idealism in medicine	0.226	0.202	0.004	- 0.005	- 0.154	- 0.551	<0.001
Employment and job security	- 0.225	- 0.216	- 0.007	0.006	0.443	0.254	<0.001
Status and income	- 0.122	- 0.149	0.204	0.128	0.012	- 0.072	0.017
Career satisfaction	0.008	0.013	0.146	0.110	- 0.206	- 0.205	0.029
Prestige and income	- 0.047	- 0.068	0.050	- 0.005	0.057	0.065	NS
Lifestyle and family	- 0.126	- 0.119	0.155	0.141	0.106	- 0.160	0.019
Idealism and educational experience	0.115	0.100	- 0.070	- 0.087	0.092	- 0.217	0.077
Debt over interest in content	- 0.116	- 0.145	0.014	0.021	0.318	0.041	0.013
Value of primary care skills	0.060	0.117	- 0.314	- 0.117	- 0.071	0.024	NS
Negative/antagonistic view of primary care	- 0.287	- 0.314	0.072	0.100	0.222	0.539	<0.001
Considering primary care career	0.092	0.046	- 0.085	- 0.065	0.148	- 0.162	NS
Negative/sympathetic view of primary care	- 0.274	- 0.268	0.145	0.128	0.272	0.221	<0.001

Differences across groups measure via ANOVA, post-hoc Tukey HSD. NS = Not Significant.