Do medical students and young physicians assess reliably their self-efficacy regarding communication skills? A prospective study from end of medical school until end of internship

Table 1 Self-assessment (OSISCS) and observed communication skills (ACIR) - T1 and T2 - females, males and total sample

	Female (n = 43) Mean SD	Male (n = 19) Mean SD	Total sample (n = 62) Mean SD	Female vs. male
	Female (n = 43) Mean SD	Male (n = 19) Mean SD	Total sample (n = 62) Mean SD	df	t	p
T1
OSISCS Total	3.42 + 0.31	3.67 + 0.45	3.50 + 0.37	59	2.53*
ACIR	3.12 + 0.70	3.01 + 0.80	3.08 + −.72	60	.53n.s.
Pearson’s r OSISCS/ACIR	.032, n.s.	−.186 n.s.	−.082 n.s.
T2^a
OSISCS Total	3.55 + 0.46 n.s.	3.70 + 0.40 n.s.	3.60 + 0.49 n.s.	60	.64 n.s.
ACIR	3.67 + 0.67 ***	3.27 + 0.60	3.55 + 0.67 ***	60 2.26*	60 2.26*
Pearson’s r OSISCS/ACIR	−.327*	−.291 n.s.	−. 34 **

n.s. not significant, *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001
^aDegree of statistical significance with t-test scores from T1 and T2 in both gender groups separately and in the total sample (vertical) is indicated after the value at T2

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