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Table 2 Descriptive statistics and comparison of psychological factors and academic performances

From: Perfectionism, test anxiety, and neuroticism determines high academic performance: a cross-sectional study

 

Cluster 1

Cluster 2

Cluster 3

AHA

df

F

p-value

Partial η2

Post-hoc analysis

 
 

n = 38

  

n = 52

  

n = 22

  

n = 101

      
 

M

SD

Z

M

SD

Z

M

SD

Z

M

SD

      

Neuroticism

29.95

4.40

2.48

23.48

3.71

-0.86

20.78

5.11

-2.09

22.48

5.65

3, 217

25.52

< 0.001

0.26

C1 > C2 = C3 = A

 

Test anxiety

58.28

7.83

2.34

38.07

7.25

-1.21

32.26

7.23

-1.72

38.65

9.97

3, 217

63.65

< 0.001

0.47

C1 > C2 = A > C3

 

Perfectionism

193.92

19.65

0.45

191.47

19.88

1.81

132.87

23.17

-3.38

170.03

29.16

3, 217

25.84

< 0.001

0.35

C1 = C2 > A > C3

 
 

n = 39

  

n = 58

  

n = 23

  

n = 101

       

Korean

2.26

1.11

 

2.19

1.25

 

3.09

1.28

 

1.15

0.45

3, 192

30.23

< 0.001

0.32

 A > C1 = C2 > C3

 

Math

2.53

1.33

 

2.23

1.23

 

2.77

1.66

 

1.20

0.46

3, 192

22.95

< 0.001

0.26

 A > C1 = C2 = C3

 

English

2.21

0.99

 

1.79

0.91

 

2.43

0.99

 

1.11

0.60

3, 192

24.82

< 0.001

0.28

 A > C2 > C3, A > C1

 

Total CSAT

7.00

2.56

 

6.20

2.68

 

8.05

2.92

 

3.46

1.06

3, 192

43.36

< 0.001

0.41

 A > C2 > C3, A > C1

 

Current grade

3.56

0.88

 

3.74

0.91

 

3.62

0.89

 

3.31

0.89

3, 192

3.13

0.026

0.042

 A > C1 = C2 = C3

 
  1. M: mean. SD: standard deviation. Z: standardized Z-score. C1: Cluster 1, C2: Cluster 2, C3: Cluster 3, A: AHA. Total CSAT: sum of Korean, Math, and English scores
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