Table 3.
Pearson Correlations Coefficient. There is a Strong Correlation Between the Decision to Become a Doctor, Socio-Humanistic Attitude Towards the Medical Profession and Empathy. Sig = Significance. Numbers in Parenthesis in the First Column = Rating Points Interviewees Could Give in Selected Question
| How did you Decide to Study Medicine ? | What do you imply with Becoming a Physician? | Medical Profes-sion Means for me More Handicraft or More a Scholastic Occupation ? | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How did you decide to study medicine ? By chance (0) vs goal-oriented (100) | Pearson-correlation | 1 | 0.318** | −0.065* |
| Sig. (2-sided) | 0.000 | 0.036 | ||
| N | 1053 | 1053 | 1053 | |
| What do you imply with becoming a physician? A job for a living (0) vs a mission (100) | Pearson-correlation | 0.318** | 1 | −0.140** |
| Sig. (2-sided) | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||
| N | 1053 | 1053 | 1053 | |
| Medical profession means for me more handicraft (active duty for humanity =0) or more a scholastic occupation (100) ? | Pearson-correlation | −0.065* | −0.140** | 1 |
| Sig. (2-sided) | 0.036 | 0.000 | ||
| N | 1053 | 1053 | 1053 | |
Notes: **Correlation significant with < 0.01 (2-sided). *Correlation significant with 0.05 (2-sided).