TABLE 2.

A, Gender differences in attitudes towards caring for the dying and attitudes towards death and subscales (N = 555). B, Differences in attitudes towards caring for the dying and attitudes towards death and subscales related to the type of university (N = 555)

Variable	Mean	SD	t Test	p
(A)
Fear of death
Male	28.45	7.39	–1.95	.052
Female	29.73	7.99
Death avoidance
Male	21.87	6.92	1.10	.272
Female	21.21	7.07
Neutral acceptance
Male	27.12	4.99	–2.39	.017
Female	28.06	4.24
Approach acceptance
Male	53.43	9.77	–1.09	.272
Female	54.30	8.77
Escape acceptance
Male	21.37	7.40	–0.48	.625
Female	21.68	7.41
Death attitudes (total score)
Male	152.25	23.47	–1.49	.135
Female	154.99	19.61
Attitudes towards caring for dying patients
Male	61.92	7.17	–0.89	.373
Female	62.48	7.40
Attitudes towards dying patients’ families
Male	34.61	4.29	–6.7	<.001
Female	36.96	3.90
Attitudes (total score)
Male	96.53	8.93	–3.77	<.001
Female	99.45	9.21
(B)
Fear of death
Public university	28.09	7.86	–2.73	.007
Private university	29.89	7.56
Death avoidance
Public university	20.10	6.93	–2.72	.006
Private university	22.59	6.87
Neutral acceptance
Public university	28.07	4.47	–4.21	<.001
Private university	27.27	4.72
Approach acceptance
Public university	54.85	9.20	2.02	.044
Private university	53.16	9.25
Escape acceptance
Public university	21.49	7.32	2.13	.033
Private university	21.57	7.47
Death attitudes (total score)
Public university	152.62	20.88	–1.01	.309
Private university	154.50	22.03
Attitudes towards caring for dying patients
Public university	63.12	7.14	2.54	.011
Private university	61.53	7.34
Attitudes towards dying patients’ families
Public university	36.68	4.16	4.05	<.001
Private university	35.23	4.219
Attitudes (total score)
Public university	99.81	9.30	3.9	<.001
Private university	96.76	8.89