Table 6.
Mean scores for empathy recorded by LRRG schools’ first and final year students by gender
| All | Female Students | Male Students | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Final | First | Final | First | Final | |
| n = 721 | n = 467 | n = 439 | n = 298 | n = 282 | n = 169 | |
| Instrument | Mean score (SD) | Mean score (SD) | Mean score (SD) | Mean score (SD) | Mean score (SD) | Mean score (SD) |
| IRI-EC | 21.25 (3.946) | 21.22 4.067 | 21.67 (3.809) | 21.96 (3.639) | 20.60 (4.071) | 19.92 (4.447) |
| IRI-PT | 19.45 (4.201) | 19.58 4.401 | 19.60 (4.008) | 19.85 (4.311) | 19.23 (4.483) | 19.11 (4.531) |
| JSE-S | 112.94 (10.583) | 112.55 (11.922) | 114.10 (9.983) | 114.11 (10.852) | 111.13 (11.237) | 109.79 (13.194) |