Table 1. Grit Scales and Subscales by Practice Location and Medical Training | Scale/Subscale | Practice Location | t | df | P |
|---|
| Rural | Nonrural |
|---|
| No. | Mean (SD) | No. | Mean (SD) |
|---|
| Grit | 141 | 3.30 (0.32) | 398 | 3.29 (0.34) | −0.25 | 537 | .81 |
| Consistency of interest | 146 | 2.38 (0.60) | 406 | 2.40 (0.61) | 0.38 | 550 | .70 |
| Perseverance of effort | 145 | 4.18 (0.41) | 401 | 4.19 (0.48) | 0.05 | 544 | .96 |
| Brief grit | 146 | 3.21 (0.32) | 400 | 3.25 (0.33) | 1.22 | 544 | .22 |
| Ambition | 148 | 3.56 (0.44) | 407 | 3.55 (0.50) | −0.25 | 553 | .80 |
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| Medical Training | | | |
|---|
| Primary | Specialty |
|---|
| Grit | 246 | 3.27 (0.32) | 290 | 3.31 (0.34) | 1.25 | 534 | .21 |
| Consistency of interest | 251 | 2.43 (0.62) | 298 | 2.37 (0.59) | −1.08 | 547 | .28 |
| Perseverance of effort | 249 | 4.11 (0.49) | 294 | 4.24 (0.42) | 3.46 | 541 | .001 |
| Brief grit | 250 | 3.25 (0.31) | 293 | 3.24 (0.35) | −0.16 | 541 | .88 |
| Ambition | 252 | 3.45 (0.49) | 300 | 3.63 (0.46) | 4.43 | 550 | <.001 |