Medical students with low self-efficacy bolstered by calling to medical speciality

Overall response rate

105 (26.3 %)

97 (14.7 %)

202 (20.5 %)

Year

 Year 1

25 (23.8 %)

0 (0.0 %)

25 (12.4 %)

 Year 2

33 (31.4 %)

37 (38.1 %)

70 (34.7 %)

 Year 3

18 (17.1 %)

18 (18.6 %)

36 (17.8 %)

 Year 4

24 (22.9 %)

38 (39.2 %)

62 (30.7 %)

 Year (other)

5 (4.8 %)

4 (4.1 %)

9 (4.5 %)

Age

 Age 21–22

11 (10.5 %)

1 (1.0 %)

12 (5.9 %)

 Age 23–25

65 (61.9 %)

54 (55.7 %)

119 (58.9 %)

 Age 26–28

19 (18.1 %)

28 (28.9 %)

47 (23.3 %)

 Age 29–32

8 (7.6 %)

13 (13.4 %)

21 (10.4 %)

 Age 33 and older

2 (1.9 %)

1 (1.0 %)

3 (1.5 %)

Gender

 Male

50 (47.6 %)

52 (53.6 %)

102 (50.5 %)

 Female

55 (52.4 %)

45 (46.4 %)

100 (49.5 %)

Ethnicity

 African American

5 (4.8 %)

5 (5.2 %)

10 (5.0 %)

 Asian

10 (9.5 %)

15 (15.5 %)

25 (12.4 %)

 Caucasian

86 (81.9 %)

74 (76.3 %)

160 (79.2 %)

 Hispanic or Latino

3 (2.9 %)

1 (1.0 %)

4 (2.0 %)

 Missing

1 (1.0 %)

2 (2.1 %)

3 (1.5 %)

Presence of calling

 Item 1

3.51

1.21

 Item 2

3.42

1.14

Self-efficacy

 Item 1

4.72

1.10

 Item 2

3.91

1.12

 Item 3

4.75

0.98

 Item 4

4.86

0.95

 Item 5

4.91

0.95

 Item 6

5.10

0.91

 Item 7

5.10

0.89

 Item 8

4.95

0.90

 Item 9

5.04

0.83

 Item 10

5.00

0.87

Speciality commitment

 Item 1

5.11

1.04

 Item 2

5.06

0.87

 Item 3

4.88

1.17

Step 1

 Calling

0.25***

0.20

0.06

0.09 to 0.32

 Self-efficacy

0.15*

0.19

0.08

0.02 to 0.35

0.31

0.10

Step 2

 Calling × self-efficacy

−1.2**

−0.18

0.06

−0.30 to −0.05

0.36

0.13

0.03

7.50