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Table 3 Means and standard deviations of autonomous and controlled motivation of students

From: Motivation and academic performance of medical students from ethnic minorities and majority: a comparative study

 

All students

Dutch majority

Western minority

non-Western minority

Pre-clinical M (SD)

Clinical M (SD)

Pre-clinical M (SD)

Clinical M (SD)

Pre-clinical M (SD)

Clinical M (SD)

Pre-clinical M (SD)

Clinical M (SD)

AM

4.35 (0.49)

n = 321

4.22 (0.51)n = 326

4.32 (0.49)

n = 247

4.19 (0.49) n = 253

4.34 (0.45)

n = 27

4.24 (0.64)

n = 27

4.53 (0.46)*

n = 47

4.38 (0.51)*

n = 46

CM

1.82 (0.67)

n = 323

1.92 (0.68)

n = 327

1.77 (0.66)

n = 248

1.88 (0.64) n = 254

2.05 (0.71)*

n = 27

2.06 (0.86)

n = 27

1.92 (0.67)

n = 48

2.10 (0.71)

n = 46

  1. *significantly higher than Dutch group p < 0.05, AM autonomous motivation, CM controlled motivation, M mean, SD standard deviation