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. 2021 Jan 28;36(10):3023–3030. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06467-w

Table 3.

Non-occupational Characteristics of Hematologists in China

Overall sample IC group Non-IC group P value
Attitude toward uncertainty 299.4 ± 137.6 303.9 ± 142.8 294.8 ± 132.3 0.45
Attitude toward risks 334.7 ± 120.4 339.1 ± 124.7 330.3 ± 116.0 0.40
General attitude toward risks 5.5 ± 2.2 5.6 ± 2.3 5.4 ± 2.2 0.27
Risks regarding money 4.5 ± 2.4 4.5 ± 2.4 4.5 ± 2.4 0.98
Risks regarding health 4.0 ± 2.7 4.0 ± 2.6 4.0 ± 2.8 0.87
Big Five Inventory
Extraversion 3.02 ± 0.72 3.05 ± 0.75 2.99 ± 0.68 0.37
Agreeableness 4.05 ± 0.52 4.04 ± 0.55 4.06 ± 0.49 0.55
Conscientiousness 3.80 ± 0.64 3.81 ± 0.66 3.79 ± 0.63 0.74
Neuroticism 2.78 ± 0.72 2.78 ± 0.71 2.78 ± 0.72 0.95
Openness 3.25 ± 0.67 3.28 ± 0.68 3.22 ± 0.67 0.28
Melbourne Decision Making Questionnaire
Vigilance 10.10 ± 1.98 10.13 ± 1.99 10.08 ± 1.96 0.74
Buck-passing 2.90 ± 2.66 2.77 ± 2.57 3.04 ± 2.74 0.23
Procrastination 2.59 ± 2.26 2.44 ± 2.20 2.75 ± 2.31 0.11
Hypervigilance 4.69 ± 2.80 4.74 ± 2.90 4.64 ± 2.70 0.68
General Decision-Making Style Questionnaire
Rational 4.10 ± 0.59 4.12 ± 0.58 4.08 ± 0.60 0.41
Dependent 3.47 ± 0.65 3.46 ± 0.65 3.48 ± 0.64 0.68
Avoidant 2.40 ± 0.87 2.35 ± 0.86 2.44 ± 0.87 0.24
Spontaneous + intuitive 3.20 ± 0.53 3.18 ± 0.55 3.22 ± 0.51 0.41