Research Article

Empathy in Undergraduate Medical Students of Bangladesh: Psychometric Analysis and Differences by Gender, Academic Year, and Specialty Preferences

Table 5

Group differences of the Bengali version of JSE S-version.

Group RangeMean ± SDStatistical difference
value value

Gender
 Male10472.00–135.00 11.280.00
 Female24469.00–134.00
Academic Year
 1st 9875.00–132.00 7.5920.00 (S)
 2nd8269.00–133.00
 3rd5985.00–129.00
 4th6992.00–134.00
 5th4090.00–135.00
Specialty preferences
 People-oriented14669.00–133.00 0.070.93 (NS)*
 Technology-oriented11972.00–135.00
 Other8375.00–133.00

Significance of correlation was tested at 5% level ( ).
S: significant; *NS: nonsignificant.