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Table 4 Differences in HEXACO mean scores by specialty type

From: Association between HEXACO personality traits and medical specialty preferences in Mexican medical students: a cross-sectional survey

HEXACO-PI-R Domains

Specialty Preference

t Value †

Mean Scores for Clinical Group (± SD)

Mean Scores for Surgical Group (± SD)

Honesty–Humility

3.58 (± 0.58)

3.42 (± 0.59)

2.22 **

Sincerity

3.49 (± 0.89)

3.47 (± 0.89)

.14

Fairness

4.09 (± 0.84)

4.02 (± 0.82)

.73

Greed avoidance

2.99 (± 0.81)

2.75 (± 0.85)

2.39 *

Modesty

3.74 (± 0.76)

3.44 (± 0.78)

3.24 ***

Emotionality

3.15 (± 0.54)

3.05 (± 0.55)

1.64

Fearfulness

2.98 (± 0.74)

2.79 (± 0.72)

2.20 *

Anxiety

3.58 (± 0.76)

3.51 (± 0.77)

.71

Dependence

2.79 (± 0.88)

2.76 (± 0.89)

.24

Sentimentality

3.27 (± 0.79)

3.12 (± 0.76)

1.59

Extraversion

3.18 (± 0.63)

3.39 (± 0.56)

−3.02 **

Social self-esteem

3.46 (± 0.74)

3.68 (± 0.71)

−2.62 **

Social boldness

2.94 (± 0.92)

3.25 (± 0.85)

−2.95 **

Sociability

3.00 (± 0.78)

3.16 (± 0.68)

−1.82

Liveliness

3.30 (± 0.83)

3.46 (± 0.77)

−1.73

Agreeableness

2.97 (± 0.59)

2.84 (± 0.55)

1.98 *

Forgiveness

2.94 (± 0.79)

2.91 (± 0.81)

.31

Gentleness

3.09 (± 0.69)

2.95 (± 0.65)

1.79

Flexibility

2.91 (± 0.73)

2.68 (± 0.74)

2.68 **

Patience

2.95 (± 0.86)

2.82 (± 0.83)

1.31

Conscientiousness

3.69 (± 0.55)

3.78 (± 0.53)

−1.42

Organization

3.45 (± 0.86)

3.74 (± 0.86)

−2.89 **

Diligence

4.08 (± 0.65)

4.20 (± 0.57)

−1.60

Perfectionism

3.77 (± 0.69)

3.75 (± 0.66)

.21

Prudence

3.45 (± 0.73)

3.43 (± 0.79)

.30

Openness to experience

3.74 (± 0.49)

3.77 (± 0.46)

−.55

Aesthetic appreciation

4.11 (± 0.69)

4.11 (± 0.63)

.07

Inquisitiveness

3.76 (± 0.73)

3.81 (± 0.71)

−.51

Creativity

3.70 (± 0.74)

3.78 (± 0.72)

−.98

Unconventionality

3.37 (± 0.61)

3.38 (± 0.63)

−.17

Altruism

3.66 (± 0.68)

3.65 (± 0.70)

.61

  1. Notes: † t values obtained by Student’s t test (*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001)
  2. Univariate analysis degrees of freedom: 290