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Table 4 The association between dichotomous variables gender, further ethics education, participation of ethics committees, encountering ethical problems at work and sum variables

From: Self-evaluated ethical competence of a practicing physiotherapist: a national study in Finland

   

Character strength

Awareness

Skills

Will

PECET Total

  

n

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Gender

 

F

738

3.24

0.32

3.46

0.33

3.27

0.39

3.58

0.34

3.39

0.29

 

M

85

3.14

0.29

3.36

0.31

3.12

0.34

3.44

0.36

3.27

0.28

 

pa

 

0.0086

 

0.0093

 

0.0007

 

0.0003

 

0.0003

 

Further ethics education

 

Yes

165

3.31

0.33

3.50

0.34

3.40

0.38

3.63

0.32

3.46

0.30

 

No

668

3.20

0.31

3.44

0.32

3.22

0.38

3.55

0.34

3.35

0.29

 

pa

 

<.0001

 

0.0305

 

<.0001

 

0.0055

 

<.0001

 

Ethics committees

 

Yes

24

3.50

0.30

3.72

0.25

3.56

0.32

3.76

0.19

3.64

0.22

 

No

803

3.21

0.32

3.44

0.32

3.25

0.38

3.56

0.34

3.37

0.29

 

pa

 

<.0001

 

<.0001

 

<.0001

 

<.0001

 

<.0001

 

Encountering ethical problems

 

Yes

608

3.24

0.32

3.45

0.32

3.26

0.38

3.58

0.32

3.38

0.29

 

No

220

3.20

0.32

3.45

0.34

3.25

0.39

3.53

0.38

3.36

0.31

 

pa

 

0.1186

 

0.9775

 

0.6851

 

0.1426

 

0.4735

 
  1. aT-test