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Table 2 Means (SD) of career success and career support in female and male physicians.

From: The impact of gender and parenthood on physicians' careers - professional and personal situation seven years after graduation

 

Female physicians

Male physicians

   

CAREER SUCCESS AND SUPPORT

Without children

(n = 191)

Mean (SD)

With children

(n = 101)

Mean (SD)

Total

(n = 292)

Mean (SD)

Without children

(n = 177)

Mean (SD)

With children

(n = 110)

Mean (SD)

Total

(n = 287)

Mean (SD)

   

Objective career success

1.63 (2.00)

1.12 (1.72)

1.46 (1.91)

2.74 (2.89)

2.93 (3.20)

2.81 (3.01)

   

Subjective career success

4.53 (1.20)

3.51 (1.54)

4.18 (1.41)

4.61 (1.14)

4.53 (1.20)

4.58 (1.16)

   

Satisfaction with own career

5.44 (1.13)

5.05 (1.40)

5.31 (1.24)

5.38 (1.12)

5.27 (1.46)

5.34 (1.26)

   

Mentoring experience

1.76 (1.07)

1.39 (0.94)

1.64 (1.04)

2.03 (1.01)

1.89 (1.05)

1.98 (1.03)

   

Satisfaction with career support

4.23 (1.63)

3.75 (1.44)

4.07 (1.58)

4.32 (1.58)

4.18 (1.61)

4.26 (1.59)

   

Analyses of variance

Gender

Children

Gender × Children

multivariate

F(5,555)

p

partial eta2

F(5,555)

p

partial eta2

F(5,555)

p

partial eta2

 

12.46

<0.001

0.10

5.47

<0.001

0.05

4.03

0.001

0.04

univariate

F(1,559)

p

partial eta2

F(1,559)

p

partial eta2

F(1,559)

p

partial eta2

Objective career success

43.91

<0.001

0.07

0.50

0.478

<0.01

2.48

0.116

<0.01

Subjective career success

25.40

<0.001

0.04

22.29

<0.001

0.04

18.61

<0.001

0.03

Satisfaction with own career

0.25

0.471

<0.01

5.31

0.022

0.01

1.60

0.207

<0.01

Mentoring experience

18.00

<0.001

0.03

7.80

0.005

0.01

1.59

0.207

<0.01

Satisfaction with career support

3.42

0.065

0.01

4.98

0.026

0.01

1.46

0.228

<0.01

  1. Results of multivariate and univariate analyses (N = 579)