| Table 3. Relationships in the study population | |||
| Medicine N=490 % |
Other Professions N=415 % |
p value |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Does work interfere with the quality of your relationships? Family Friends Romantic partners Does not interfere |
45.3 54 42 25.1 |
37.8 36.8 35.1 40.9 |
0.32 <0.0001 0.0186 <0.0001 |
| Steady partner Yes |
64 | 60.9 | 0.25 |
| Changing academic plans for a relationship Yes |
38.3 | 29.3 | 0.0044 |
| Preference in partners profession Same profession Indifferent |
31.8 46.1 |
7.2 63.1 |
<0.0001 <0.0001 |
| Impact of work on affective relationships Big Small None |
32.8 55.5 11.6 |
22.4 57.8 19.7 |
0.0037 0.50 0.00049 |
| Work as an obstacle in affective relationships No negative impact Workload produces negative impacts |
24.4 33.4 |
36.1 22.6 |
0.00015 0.00013 |
| Professional success hinders affective relationships Yes |
42.4 | 33.4 | <0.0001 |
| Work is an obstacle to developing affective relationships Yes |
37.7 | 19.2 | <0.0001 |
* Chi-Square test.