Table 3.
Changes in mean scores on the JSE-S throughout the medical school years
| Medical school year | Male | Female | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Mean score (SD) | Number | Mean score (SD) | Number | Mean score (SD) | |
| First-year | 32 | 106.5 (9.7) | 30 | 108.8 (17.4) | 62 | 107.6 (13.9)** |
| Second-year | 17 | 108.2 (11.2) | 32 | 105.0 (15.2) | 49 | 106. (13.9) |
| Third-year | 35 | 102.7 (10.1) | 35 | 107.2 (11.5) | 70 | 105.0 (11.0) |
| Fourth-year | 27 | 102.3 (10.6) | 34 | 104.7 (10.3) | 61 | 104.1 (14.4) |
| Fifth-year | 20 | 104.3 (15.0) | 26 | 112.7 (9.3)† | 46 | 109.1 (12.7)** |
| Sixth-year | 39 | 100.4 (14.5) | 36 | 102.0 (10.2) | 75 | 101.2 (12.6)# |
| Seventh-year | 32 | 99.5 (14.4) | 47 | 99.4 (15.1) | 79 | 99.5 (14.7)## |
**P < .001 compared to the Seventh-year, # P < .05, ## P < .01 compared to the Fifth-year
† P < .05 compared to the male in the same school year