Table I.
Mean score distribution of styles within and between profession and gender groups.
| Compare style means | Change style | Task style | Relation style | |||
| Mean score | Compared/p-values | Mean score | Compared/p-values | Mean score | Compared/p-values | |
| 1. All respondents (n = 329) | 3.3558 | Compared with task p < 0.000 |
3.1699 | Compared with relation p < 0.000 |
2.8797 | Compared with change p < 0.000 |
| 2. Staff physicians n = 119 | 3.5577 | Compared with task p < 0.000 |
3.2147 | Compared with relation n.s. |
3.1928 | Compared with change p < 0.000 |
| 3. Support staff n = 210 | 3.2484 | Compared with task p < 0.01 |
3.1379 | Compared with relation p < 0.000 |
2.6994 | Compared with change p < 0.000 |
| 4. Staff physician, females n = 49 |
3.4583 | Compared with task p < .000 |
2.9977 | Compared with relation n.s. |
3.0969 | Compared with change p < .000 |
| 5. Professions Staff physicians (n = 119) | 3.5360 | Between professions p < 0.01 |
3.2113 | Between professions n.s. |
3.1928 | Between professions p < 0.01 |
| Support staff (n = 210) | 3.2520 | 3.1386 | 2.6994 | |||
| 6. Staff physicians by gender Female (n = 53) | 3.4583 | Between genders n.s. |
3.0191 | Between genders p < 0.05 |
3.0969 | Between gender n.s. |
| Male (n = 73) | 3.5870 | 3.3496 | 3.2500 | |||
Note: n.s. = not significant.