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. 2020 Nov 10;20:420. doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-02351-7

Table 4.

Summary of ratings of the ‘doctor they will become (self)’

Likert scale (SELF) Mean (SD)
1 7 AUS yr1 AUS yr 5 Diff (p) GER yr1 GER yr 5 Diff (p) AUS vs GER difference (p)
Indifferent Understanding 6.69 (0.53) 6.50 (0.62) p < 0.001 F(1, 13.069) = 13.806 5.88 (0.81) 6.13 (0.68) p > 0.05 p < 0.001 F(1,47.277) = 97.081
Conservative Progressive 5.98 (0.98) 5.87 (1.07) p < 0.05 F(1, 7.711) = 6.199 5.18 (1.11) 4.88 (0.99) p > 0.05 p < 0.001 F(1, 56.954) = 51.335
Superficial Thorough 6.64 (0.55) 6.46 (0.72) p < 0.01 F(1, 11.041) = 9.856 5.93 (1.00) 5.50 (0.98) p > 0.05 p < 0.001 F(1, 44.448) = 62.920
Powerless Powerful 5.30 (0.93) 5.33 (0.94) p > 0.05 3.89 (1.12) 3.83 (0.82) p > 0.05 p < 0.001 F(1, 178.935) = 174.077
Passive Active 6.27 (0.74) 6.11 (0.77) p > 0.05 5.34 (1.16) 5.13 (1.08) p > 0.05 p < 0.001 F(1, 73.380) = 76.479
Disagreeable Likeable 6.46 (0.73) 6.43 (0.69) p < 0.01 F(1, 5.873) = 7.073 5.90 (0.84) 5.96 (0.86) p > 0.05 p < 0.001 F(1, 26.318) = 42.837
Weak Confident 6.40 (0.65) 6.20 (0.75) p > 0.05 5.03 (1.15) 4.83 (1.24) p > 0.05 p < 0.001 F(1, 158.867) = 171.090
Realistic Idealistic 3.86 (1.60) 3.76 (1.37) p > 0.05 3.71 (1.58) 4.25 (1.57) p > 0.05 p > 0.05
Egoistic Selfless 6.18 (0.89) 5.76 (0.99) p < 0.01 F(1, 16.237) = 10.449 4.82 (1.16) 4.96 (0.91) p > 0.05 p < 0.001 F(1, 132.810) = 122.252
Rich Poor 3.53 (1.07) 3.33 (0.90) p > 0.05 4.66 (1.27) 4.75 (1.03) p > 0.05 p < 0.001 F(1, 126.750) = 97.018
Unreliable Reliable 6.72 (0.55) 6.78 (0.51) p > 0.05 6.09 (0.91) 5.75 (0.85) p > 0.05 p < 0.001 F(1, 42,592) = 74.407
Authoritarian Democratic 5.67 (1.06) 5.48 (1.13) p < 0.05 F(1, 8.549) = 5.448 5.24 (1.42) 5.50 (1.14) p > 0.05 p < 0.05 F(1, 10.556) = 6.719
Untrustworthy Trustworthy 6.79 (0.43) 6.85 (0.42) p > 0.05 6.36 (0.69) 6.29 (0.75) p > 0.05 p < 0.001 F(1, 18.496) = 54.095
Insecure Secure 6.52 (0.66) 6.41 (0.78) p < 0.05 F(1, 6.214) = 5.435 4.81 (1.32) 4.63 (1.01) p > 0.05 p < 0.001 F(1, 255.059) = 231.497
Incapable Capable 6.83 (0.37) 6.72 (0.46) p > 0.05 5.09 (1.26) 4.92 (0.97) p > 0.05 p < 001 F(1, 265.333) = 304.682
Rough Sensitive 6.08 (0.95) 6.17 (0.82) p < 0.05 F(1, 5.383) = 4.431 5.82 (1.08) 5.92 (0.72) p > 0.05 p < 0.05 F(1, 6.552) = 6.747
Impersonal Friendly 6.60 (0.61) 6.54 (0.59) p < 0.05 F(1, 5.945) = 4.532 6.15 (0.87) 6.00 (0.95) p > 0.05 p < 0.001 F(1, 18.285) = 31.271
Cagy Open 6.36 (0.75) 6.17 (0.88) p < 0.05 F(1, 4.413) = 4.445 5.51 (1.38) 5.75 (0.99) p > 0.05 p < 0.001 F(1, 51.549) = 41.618