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. 2023 Feb 27;33(2):401–407. doi: 10.1007/s40670-023-01749-4

Table 2.

Average perceived stress for each cohort at each time point

General Stress
Total PSS-4
Mean (SD)
Stress related to:
Step 1
Mean (SD)
Step 2
Mean (SD)
Preclinical
Mean (SD)
Clerkships
Mean (SD)
Research
Mean (SD)
Extracurricular
Mean (SD)
Time point 1

M2023

(Score)

3.15 (0.39) 3.75 (0.93) 1.44 (0.78) 3.54 (1.20) 2.38 (1.29) 3.59 (1.07) 3.12 (1.13)

M2024

(P/F)

3.15 (0.22) 2.33 (0.82) 2.30 (1.19) 3.24 (1.00) 2.67 (1.31) 3.58 (1.03) 3.27 (0.98)
p value 0.639  < 0.001  < 0.001 0.225 0.305 0.935 0.683
Effect size 1.59 0.93
Time point 2

M2023

(Score)

3.17 (0.35) 4.04 (0.90) 1.57 (0.90) 3.51 (1.08) 2.77 (1.24) 3.33 (1.22) 3.07 (1.19)

M2024

(P/F)

3.17 (0.28) 3.22 (0.66) 1.88 (1.21) 3.47 (0.84) 2.91 (1.20) 3.81 (1.06) 3.09 (1.09)
p value 0.941 0.001 0.209 0.853 0.639 0.078 0.919
Effect size 1.02
Time point 3

M2023

(Score)

3.08 (0.32) 4.00 (1.15) 1.72 (1.16) 3.90 (1.12) 2.53 (1.28) 2.73 (1.28) 2.47 (1.22)

M2024

(P/F)

3.20 (0.30) 3.54 (0.86) 1.89 (1.16) 4.04 (0.77) 3.23 (1.07) 3.27 (1.25) 2.81 (1.30)
p value 0.148 0.104 0.613 0.599 0.033 0.121 0.316
Effect size 0.59
Time point 4

M2023

(Score)

3.26 (0.36) 4.53 (0.89) 1.85 (1.18) 1.51 (0.82) 2.67 (1.30) 2.71 (1.09) 2.50 (1.16)

M2024

(P/F)

3.23 (0.34) 4.55 (0.76) 2.40 (1.31) 2.75 (1.29) 3.10 (1.33) 3.20 (1.44) 2.65 (1.39)
p value 0.751 0.920 0.106 0.001 0.236 0.151 0.663
Effect size 1.23

This table details each mean, standard deviation, and p value of stress survey scales for both cohorts across all time points. Effect sizes are reported for significant values, which are italicized