Table 2

Health-relevant dimensions in men and women

First Year
Fifth Year
Physicians









Total
(n = 464)
 Male
(n = 176)
 Female
(n = 288)
Total
(n = 339)
 Male
(n = 113)
 Female
(n = 226)
Total
(n = 341)
 Male
(n = 165)
 Female
(n = 176)
cohorts

 gender

 marital
status
 cohorts*
gender

M
 SD
 M
 SD
 M
 SD
 p
 M
 SD
 M
 SD
 M
 SD
 p
 M
 SD
 M
 SD
 M
 SD
 p
 p
 eta2
 p
 eta2
 p
 eta2
 p
 eta2
subjective significance of work
 16.29
 4.76
 15.78
 5.21
 16.60
 4.45
 0.053
 14.33
 4.40
 14.37
 4.88
 14.31
 4.15
 0.808
 13.19
 4.59
 13.17
 4.68
 13.20
 4.52
 0.856
 0.000
 0.045
 0.325
 0.001
 0.071
 0.003
 0.350
 0.002
career ambition
 21.64
 4.15
 22.28
 4.10
 21.25
 4.14
 0.008
 19.43
 4.84
 20.90
 5.49
 18.69
 4.30
 0.000
 18.01
 4.85
 19.35
 4.85
 16.76
 4.52
 0.000
 0.000
 0.090
 0.000
 0.042
 0.369
 0.001
 0.041
 0.006
tendency to exert
 18.28
 3.95
 18.35
 4.04
 18.23
 3.90
 0.675
 17.00
 4.49
 17.84
 4.77
 16.58
 4.30
 0.012
 18.84
 5.19
 19.20
 4.96
 18.51
 5.39
 0.191
 0.000
 0.018
 0.012
 0.006
 0.777
 0.000
 0.228
 0.003
striving for perfection
 21.23
 4.30
 21.52
 4.51
 21.06
 4.17
 0.250
 19.31
 4.41
 19.40
 4.54
 19.27
 4.36
 0.688
 20.71
 4.29
 20.72
 4.10
 20.71
 4.48
 0.971
 0.000
 0.032
 0.414
 0.001
 0.218
 0.001
 0.742
 0.001
emotional distancing
 17.18
 3.88
 17.69
 3.85
 16.88
 3.88
 0.029
 19.88
 3.88
 19.31
 3.96
 20.17
 3.82
 0.040
 18.89
 5.10
 18.89
 5.13
 18.89
 5.08
 0.888
 0.000
 0.047
 0.959
 0.000
 0.841
 0.000
 0.032
 0.006
resignation tendencies
 16.98
 4.19
 15.89
 3.93
 17.65
 4.22
 0.000
 16.31
 4.61
 15.27
 4.63
 16.82
 4.52
 0.005
 16.57
 4.79
 15.76
 4.63
 17.33
 4.83
 0.003
 0.088
 0.004
 0.000
 0.029
 0.317
 0.001
 0.935
 0.000
offensive coping with problems
 20.97
 3.54
 21.54
 3.59
 20.62
 3.48
 0.003
 21.09
 3.99
 21.73
 4.18
 20.77
 3.86
 0.034
 20.71
 3.69
 21.13
 3.35
 20.31
 3.96
 0.054
 0.080
 0.004
 0.000
 0.014
 0.105
 0.002
 0.970
 0.000
balance and mental stability
 19.17
 4.31
 20.29
 4.14
 18.48
 4.26
 0.000
 19.23
 4.54
 20.19
 4.96
 18.75
 4.24
 0.008
 19.98
 4.89
 20.44
 5.19
 19.56
 4.57
 0.153
 0.168
 0.003
 0.000
 0.021
 0.705
 0.000
 0.362
 0.002
satisfaction with work
 24.03
 3.74
 23.56
 3.74
 24.33
 3.72
 0.048
 24.09
 3.95
 23.97
 4.51
 24.15
 3.65
 0.772
 22.54
 4.12
 22.61
 4.13
 22.48
 4.12
 0.947
 0.000
 0.036
 0.300
 0.001
 0.001
 0.010
 0.267
 0.002
satisfaction with life
 22.74
 3.90
 22.46
 4.08
 22.91
 3.79
 0.355
 22.13
 4.48
 22.11
 4.69
 22.15
 4.38
 0.977
 21.76
 4.66
 21.22
 4.39
 22.26
 4.86
 0.005
 0.000
 0.027
 0.086
 0.003
 0.000
 0.031
 0.334
 0.002
experience of social support
 24.78
 4.29
 24.48
 4.19
 24.97
 4.35
 0.235
 24.00
 4.35
 23.11
 4.57
 24.44
 4.18
 0.011
 22.74
 4.73
 22.21
 4.66
 23.23
 4.76
 0.011
 0.000
 0.047
 0.001
 0.010
 0.000
 0.014
 0.419
 0.002

Total raw scores of the study groups for the AVEM dimensions, differences between male and female subjects and main effects and interactions of independent variables and covariates.

Voltmer et al. BMC Medical Education 2008 8:46   doi:10.1186/1472-6920-8-46