Table 2 Comparison of domain and overall scores for motivation by students’ and school characteristics ( n = 356)
From: Students’ motivation to study dentistry in Malaysia: an analysis using confirmatory factor analysis
Characteristics | Professional job | Healthcare and people | Academic | Careers advising | Family and friends | Overall motivation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | ||
All Participants | 0.03 (−0.07, 0.12) | 0.10 (−0.02, 0.22) | 0.05 (−0.04, 0.14) | 0.03 (−0.03, 0.09) | 0.04 (−0.05, 0.12) | 0.04 (−0.02, 0.09) | |
Sex | Men | 0.03 (−0.09, 0.16) | 0.16 (0.01, 0.31) | 0.12 (0.01, 0.23) | 0.07 (−0.01, 0.14) | 0.07 (−0.04, 0.17) | 0.08 (0.01, 0.15) |
Women | 0.03 (−0.09, 0.16) | 0.04 (−0.09, 0.16) | −0.01 (−0.11, 0.08) | 0.00 (−0.06, 0.07) | 0.01 (−0.08, 0.10) | 0.00 (−0.06, 0.06) | |
Age group | <24 years | 0.02 (−0.10, 0.14) | 0.15 (0.01, 0.29) | 0.07 (−0.03, 0.17) | 0.06 (−0.02, 0.13) | 0.04 (−0.06, 0.14) | 0.05 (−0.01, 0.12) |
24 years | −0.01 (−0.12, 0.10) | 0.09 (−0.04, 0.23) | 0.02 (−0.07, 0.12) | 0.03 (−0.03, 0.10) | 0.03 (−0.06, 0.13) | 0.02 (−0.04, 0.08) | |
>24 years | 0.06 (−0.10, 0.23) | 0.05 (−0.15, 0.25) | 0.06 (−0.08, 0.20) | 0.01 (−0.09, 0.11) | 0.04 (−0.10, 0.18) | 0.04 (−0.06, 0.13) | |
Ethnicity | Malay | −0.03 (−0.17, 0.11) | 0.08 (−0.09, 0.25) | 0.07 (−0.06, 0.19) | 0.06 (−0.03, 0.14) | −0.08 (−0.20, 0.04)* | 0.04 (−0.04, 0.11) |
Chinese | −0.03 (−0.13, 0.08) | 0.11 (−0.02, 0.24) | 0.03 (−0.06, 0.13) | −0.02 (−0.09, 0.04) | 0.04 (−0.05, 0.13) | 0.02 (−0.04, 0.08) | |
Others | 0.14 (−0.05, 0.32) | 0.10 (−0.13, 0.33) | 0.05 (−0.11, 0.22) | 0.06 (−0.05, 0.18) | 0.15 (−0.01, 0.32)* | 0.05 (−0.05, 0.16) | |
Family income | Low | 0.15 (0.02, 0.28) | 0.21 (0.05, 0.36) | 0.13 (0.02, 0.24) | 0.04 (−0.04, 0.12) | 0.07 (−0.05, 0.18) | 0.09 (0.02, 0.16) |
Middle | 0.04 (−0.07, 0.16) | 0.08 (−0.06, 0.22) | 0.06 (−0.04, 0.17) | 0.02 (−0.05, 0.09) | 0.02 (−0.08, 0.11) | 0.04 (−0.02, 0.10) | |
High | −0.06 (−0.18, 0.06) | 0.10 (−0.05, 0.25) | 0.09 (−0.02, 0.20) | 0.04 (−0.04, 0.11) | 0.06 (−0.05, 0.16) | 0.05 (−0.02, 0.12) | |
Not stated | −0.04 (−0.26, 0.19) | 0.00 (−0.28, 0.28) | −0.08 (−0.28, 0.12) | 0.04 (−0.10, 0.17) | 0.01 (−0.18, 0.21) | −0.03 (−0.16, 0.10) | |
School sector | Public | 0.09 (−0.02, 0.20) | −0.03 (−0.17, 0.10)* | 0.00 (−0.10, 0.10) | 0.01 (−0.06, 0.08) | 0.09 (−0.01, 0.18) | 0.01 (−0.06, 0.07) |
Private | −0.04 (−0.20, 0.13) | 0.23 (0.03, 0.43)* | 0.10 (−0.04, 0.25) | 0.06 (−0.05, 0.16) | −0.01 (−0.15, 0.13) | 0.07 (−0.02, 0.16) | |
School type | New | −0.03 (−0.13, 0.07) | −0.01 (−0.13, 0.12) | −0.01 (−0.10, 0.08) | 0.00 (−0.06, 0.06) | 0.03 (−0.05, 0.12) | −0.01 (−0.06, 0.05) |
Established | 0.08 (−0.06, 0.22) | 0.20 (0.03, 0.37) | 0.11 (−0.01, 0.24) | 0.07 (−0.02, 0.15) | 0.04 (−0.07, 0.16) | 0.08 (−0.00, 0.22) | |