Table 2.
Mean motivation scores (and Standard Deviations) overall and per gender
| MES-UC | Mean scores (SD) | Mean scores for males (SD) | Mean scores for females (SD) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-belief | 85.38 (7.78) | 87.50 (8.43) | 83.97 (7.10) | 0.100 |
| Valuing | 88.47 (7.25) | 88.64 (8.19) | 88.36 (6.68) | 0.893 |
| Learning focus | 90.65 (7.35) | 91.05 (8.78) | 90.39 (6.36) | 0.751 |
| Planning | 68.02 (13.38) | 67.05 (15.76) | 68.67 (11.75) | 0.664 |
| Task management | 78.65 (14.22) | 73.68 (17.22) | 81.97 (10.89) | 0.033 |
| Persistence | 81.93 (9.60) | 84.41 (9.18) | 80.27 (9.65) | 0.118 |
| Anxiety | 66.71 (18.75) | 58.59 (18.28) | 72.12 (17.28) | 0.008 |
| Failure avoidance | 38.82 (18.73) | 38.09 (21.24) | 39.30 (17.19) | 0.817 |
| Uncertain control | 43.98 (15.50) | 42.73 (15.31) | 44.82 (15.81) | 0.629 |
| Self-sabotage | 28.33 (12.24) | 25.45 (10.28) | 30.24 (13.19) | 0.157 |
| Disengagement | 26.95 (9.16) | 25.09 (8.39) | 28.18 (9.51) | 0.222 |
| Global booster thoughts | 88.16 (5.94) | 89.00 (7.08) | 87.61 (5.09) | 0.399 |
| Global booster behaviours | 76.25 (10.49) | 75.05 (12.69) | 77.06 (8.85) | 0.490 |
| Global mufflers | 49.84 (14.59) | 46.45 (15.02) | 52.09 (14.07) | 0.162 |
| Global guzzlers | 27.84 (8.90) | 25.50 (7.12) | 29.39 (9.70) | 0.113 |