Table 3. ANCOVA analyses of mean differences in Big Five personality factor scores between the four student groups with gender as a covariate.
| Fgroup | pgroup | Post hoc for groups* | MD** | SEMD | pMD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conscientiousness | F3, 1014 = 12.78 | 0.000 | MFSP > SR-Lottery | 1.73 | 0.47 | 0.002 |
| MFSP > Lottery | 3.02 | 0.48 | 0.000 | |||
| Lottery < Top pu | -2.81 | 0.60 | 0.000 | |||
| Lottery < SR-Lottery | -1.30 | 0.47 | 0.038 | |||
| Extraversion | F3, 1014 = 10.24 | 0.000 | MFSP > Top pu | 2.60 | 0.53 | 0.000 |
| MFSP > SR-Lottery | 1.38 | 0.42 | 0.006 | |||
| MFSP > Lottery | 1.84 | 0.43 | 0.000 | |||
| Openness to experience | F3, 1014 = 2.17 | 0.090 | NS | |||
| Agreeableness | F3, 1014 = 3.70 | 0.011 | Top pu > Lottery | 1.60 | 0.46 | 0.003 |
| MFSP > Lottery | 1.38 | 0.37 | 0.001 | |||
| Neuroticism | F3, 1014 = 4.67 | 0.003 | MFSP < Lottery | -1.62 | 0.57 | 0.025 |
* Top pu = top pre-university GPA group; MFSP = Multifaceted accepted group; SR-Lottery = Selection-rejected lottery group
** MD = Mean difference