Table 8 Scale scores of participants with different characteristics (n = 620)

Gender

 Male

27

82.30 ± 10.89*

20.74 ± 3.04

20.67 ± 2.96

14.22 ± 5.05***

13.93 ± 3.95***

12.74 ± 1.97

 Female

546

85.18 ± 11.62

20.72 ± 2.82

20.39 ± 3.36

16.23 ± 4.37

15.73 ± 2.93

12.11 ± 2.27

Age (Years)

 ≤25

211

85.75 ± 12.59

20.78 ± 3.45

20.40 ± 3.75

16.31 ± 4.78

15.94 ± 3.27

12.41 ± 2.22

 >25

400

84.76 ± 11.44

20.71 ± 2.97

20.53 ± 3.14

16.04 ± 4.23

15.49 ± 2.92**

12.00 ± 2.34

Work experience (Years)

 ≤5

297

84.56 ± 12.67

20.62 ± 3.49

20.16 ± 3.81

16.16 ± 4.61

15.52 ± 3.27

12.10 ± 2.42

 >5

304

85.49 ± 10.92*

20.84 ± 2.76

20.75 ± 2.83**

16.08 ± 4.32

15.65 ± 2.79

12.18 ± 2.18**

Qualification

 College / High School

239

85.18 ± 12.43

20.55 ± 3.51

20.47 ± 3.21

16.36 ± 4.46

15.62 ± 3.24

12.18 ± 2.45

 Bachelor degree or higher

366

84.93 ± 11.42

20.80 ± 2.86

20.45 ± 3.46

16.02 ± 4.44

15.58 ± 2.91

12.08 ± 2.18

Marital status

 Married

330

85.27 ± 11.31

20.77 ± 2.76

20.68 ± 2.96

16.15 ± 4.35

5.64 ± 2.90

12.03 ± 2.25

 Not in a marriage

287

84.72 ± 12.41

20.62 ± 3.53

20.21 ± 3.75

16.10 ± 4.53

15.56 ± 3.18

12.24 ± 3.33

Patient complaint

 Yes

91

82.60 ± 10.80

20.65 ± 3.38

20.33 ± 2.73

14.54 ± 4.14**

15.04 ± 2.79

12.04 ± 2.29

 No

522

85.38 ± 11.81

20.71 ± 3.02

20.47 ± 3.44

16.39 ± 4.40

15.68 ± 3.07

12.14 ± 0.2.26

Only child in family

 Yes

446

85.08 ± 11.95

20.74 ± 3.13

20.42 ± 3.42

16.19 ± 4.58

15.62 ± 3.11

12.11 ± 2.38

 No

153

84.56 ± 11.01

20.61 ± 3.11

20.50 ± 3.12

15.88 ± 3.85

15.40 ± 2.83

12.17 ± 2.04

Work department

 Internal medicine

358

84.31 ± 11.88

20.70 ± 3.10

20.09 ± 3.52

15.85 ± 4.27

15.47 ± 3.03

12.20 ± 2.18

 Surgical, Obstetrics and Gynecology

224

85.83 ± 11.87

20.70 ± 3.29

20.81 ± 2.87**

16.33 ± 4.66

15.90 ± 2.99

12.09 ± 2.48

Professional title

 Junior/No title

486

85.20 ± 12.07

20.75 ± 3.23

20.37 ± 3.41

16.23 ± 4.44

15.67 ± 2.06

12.17 ± 2.30

 Intermediate title and above

123

84.11 ± 10.47

20.45 ± 2.49

20.71 ± 3.20

15.68 ± 4.20

15.41 ± 2.66

11.86 ± 2.25