Table 1 Mean scores, standard deviations and T scores on each of the five NEO-FFI domains, by population and overall
| Â | Population | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Veterinary | Medical | Pharmacy | Dentistry | Law | Overall | |||||||
Mean (SD) 95% CI | Mean t-score (SD) | Mean (SD) 95% CI | Mean t-score (SD) | Mean (SD) 95% CI | Mean t-score (SD) | Mean (SD) 95% CI | Mean t-score (SD) | Mean (SD) 95% CI | Mean t-score (SD) | Mean (SD) 95% CI | Mean t-score (SD) | |
Neuroticism | 24.75 (8.84) 24.10–25.39 (N = 728) | 50.05 (9.93) | 24.06 (8.86) 22.86–25.26 (N = 212) | 49.28 (9.96) | 25.55 (8.69) 24.09–27.02 (N = 137) | 50.96 (9.77) | 23.85 (8.41) 22.49–25.21 (N = 149) | 49.05 (9.45) | 24.98 (9.79) 23.68–26.28 (N = 221) | 50.32 (11.00) | 24.67 (8.94) 24.21–25.13 (N = 1447) | 49.96 (10.04) |
Extraversion | 27.58 (6.64) 27.10–28.06 (N = 726) | 50.26 (9.77) | 28.11 (6.76) 27.19–29.02 (N = 212) | 51.05 (9.95) | 26.19 (6.66) 25.05–27.32 (N = 134) | 48.22 (9.79) | 28.03 (7.18) 26.87–29.20 (N = 149) | 50.93 (10.56) | 26.69 (7.25) 25.73–27.65 (N = 221) | 48.96 (10.67) | 27.44 (6.83) 27.09–27.79 (N = 1442) | 50.06 (10.05) |
Openness | 28.89 (6.04)* 28.45–29.33 (N = 726) | 49.98 (9.90) | 30.15 (6.40)‡ 29.28–31.02 (N = 211) | 52.05 (10.49) | 26.79 (5.19)*‡ †25.91–27.68 (N = 135) | 46.54 (8.51) | 27.33 (6.19)‡ †26.33–28.33 (N = 149) | 47.42 (10.14) | 29.89 (6.14) †29.08–30.70 (N = 222) | 51.61 (10.06) | 28.87 (6.13) 28.56–29.19 (N = 1443) | 49.95 (10.05) |
Agreeableness | 31.24 (5.99)* 30.81–31.68 (N = 723) | 50.39 (9.51) | 32.36 (6.35) ‡ 31.50–33.22 (N = 211) | 52.16 (10.07) | 30.22 (5.92) 29.22–31.22 (N = 136) | 48.76 (9.38) | 31.99 (6.19) †30.99–32.99 (N = 149) | 51.57 (9.81) | 29.01 (6.82)*‡†28.10–29.91 (N = 221) | 46.84 (10.82) | 31.05 (6.27) 30.72–31.37 (N = 1440) | 50.07 (9.95) |
Conscientiousness | 30.22 (7.14) 29.70–30.74 (N = 727) | 49.88 (9.65) | 30.62 (7.39) 29.62–31.62 (N = 211) | 50.43 (9.99) | 29.99 (7.59) 28.70–31.27 (N = 136) | 49.57 (10.26) | 31.58 (7.30) 30.40–32.76 (N = 149) | 51.72 (9.87) | 29.63 (8.13) 28.56–30.71 (N = 221) | 49.10 (10.10) | 30.30 (7.40) 29.92–30.69 (N = 1444) | 50.00 (10.01) |