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 | | Range | Mean ± SD | Statistical difference | value | value† |
| Gender | | | | | | Male | 104 | 72.00–135.00 | | 11.28 | 0.00 | Female | 244 | 69.00–134.00 | | Academic Year | | | | | | 1st | 98 | 75.00–132.00 | | 7.592 | 0.00 (S) | 2nd | 82 | 69.00–133.00 | | 3rd | 59 | 85.00–129.00 | | 4th | 69 | 92.00–134.00 | | 5th | 40 | 90.00–135.00 | | Specialty preferences | | | | | | People-oriented | 146 | 69.00–133.00 | | 0.07 | 0.93 (NS)* | Technology-oriented | 119 | 72.00–135.00 | | Other | 83 | 75.00–133.00 | |
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Significance of correlation was tested at 5% level (). S: significant; *NS: nonsignificant.
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