Table 4.
Question | Science GPA | MCAT Score | Science GPA* MCAT Score | Gender | Log odds estimate |
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Female vs. male | |||||
1. Do you secretly worry that others will find out that you’re not as bright and capable as they think you are? | 0.1670 | 0.1869 | 0.1784 | 5.9E − 10* | 1.102 |
2. Do you sometimes shy away from challenges because of a nagging self-doubt? | 0.8452 | 0.9371 | 0.9307 | 0.0003* | 0.616 |
3. Do you tend to chalk your accomplishments up to being a “fluke,” “no big deal,” or the fact that people just “like” you? | 0.1163 | 0.1184 | 0.1167 | 0.0003* | 0.622 |
4. Do you hate making a mistake, being less than fully prepared, or not doing things perfectly? | 0.5415 | 0.6525 | 0.5529 | 0.158 | 0.555 |
5. Do you tend to feel crushed even by constructive criticism, seeing it as evidence of your “ineptness?” | 0.8490 | 0.7879 | 0.8195 | 0.0001* | 0.712 |
6. When you do succeed, do you think “Phew, I fooled them this time, but I may not be so lucky next time?” | 0.5061 | 0.5908 | 0.5389 | 0.0201 | 0.437 |
7. Do you believe that other people (students, colleagues, competitors) are smarter and more capable than you? | 0.3728 | 0.3318 | 0.3622 | 0.0005* | 0.774 |
8. Do you live in fear of being found out, discovered, or unmasked? | 0.8987 | 0.8749 | 0.8731 | 0.0072 | 0.524 |
*Statistically significant to a Bonferroni corrected α = 0.05