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Table 2

- Swiss residents' speciality choices – impact of gender, personality traits, career motivation and life goals

Characteristics of the applied instruments
Dimensions and scales	Number of items	Method of item scoring (Likert-scales)	Method of scale scoring	Reference value (mean) female	Reference value (mean) male	Reliability	Reliability in this study	Stability in this study T₁– T₃

Personality factors (T₁)
Sense of coherence (SOC)	13	1 (low) – 7 (high)	Sum score divided by number of items	4.96	5.18	0.85	0.84	0.56
Rosenberg Self-esteem	10	1 (low) – 4 (high)	Sum score/number of items	2.23	2.31	0.88	0.85
¹PAQ Instrumentality	8	1 (low) – 6 (high)	Sum score/number of items	3.50	3.75	0.72	0.74
¹PAQ Expressiveness	8	1 (low) – 6 (high)	Sum score/number of items	4.63	4.38	0.75	0.74
Career-related factors (T₃)
²CMQ Intrinsic career motivation	8	1 (low) – 7 (high)	Sum score/number of items	5.96		0.70	0.68	0.57
²CMQ Extrinsic career motivation	8	1 (low) – 7 (high)	Sum score/number of items	4.17		0.76	0.69	0.58
²CMQ Extra-professional concerns	8	1 (low) – 7 (high)	Sum score/number of items	4.30		0.72	0.74	0.60
Importance of life goals (T₃)
Intimacy	4	1 (low) – 5 (high)	Sum score/number of items	4.60		0.60	0.76
Affiliation	4	1 (low) – 5 (high)	Sum score/number of items	3.47		0.82	0.85
Altruism	4	1 (low) – 5 (high)	Sum score/number of items	3.55		0.76	0.82
Power	4	1 (low) – 5 (high)	Sum score/number of items	2.73		0.85	0.83
Achievement	4	1 (low) – 5 (high)	Sum score/number of items	4.00		0.68	0.75
Variation	4	1 (low) – 5 (high)	Sum score/number of items	3.33		0.81	0.76

¹PAQ Personal Attributes Questionnaire ²CMQ Career Motivation Questionnaire

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