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Table 4 Mean test-retest scores obtained from the scale and their comparison (n = 25)

From: Turkish adaptation and validation of the ethical decision-making competence scale

 

Mean scale score

Analysis results

Pre-test

X ± SD

Post-test

X ± SD

Spearman correlation

Wilcoxon signed-ranks test

r

p

t

p

Ethical judgment

14.64 ± 1.91

14.84 ± 2.07

0.489

0.013

-0.287

0.774

Ethical sensitivity

15.20 ± 1.73

15.44 ± 2.36

0.507

0.010

-0.528

0.597

Ethical motivation

11.72 ± 1.72

11.76 ± 1.50

0.583

0.002

-0.269

0.788

Ethical action

12.60 ± 2.04

12.64 ± 1.77

0.464

0.019

-0.000

1.000

EDM-CS total

54.56 ± 5.67

54.68 ± 5.54

0.663

< 0.001

-0.107

0.915

  1. Note. t = Wilcoxon signed-ranks test; r = Spearman correlation; X ± SD: mean ± standard deviation, EDM-CS: Ethical Decision-Making Competence Scale
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