Social psychological skill in a cross-cultural setting: A study on medical and dentistry undergraduate students

Figures & data

Table 1. Comparison of SPS Score and Bat and Ball problem Answers Across Arabic and English Respondents

	Arabic Respondents				English Respondents				Overall
	Male	Female	Total	p^a	Male	Female	Total	p^b	Total	p^c	p^d
Count	189	312	501		47	57	104		605
SPS average (SD)	12.34 (2.37)	12.07 (2.14)	12.17 (2.2)	0.188	12.77 (2.78)	12.65 (2.31)	12.7 (2.52)	0.815	12.26 (2.29)	0.163	0.031
Bat and Ball problem correct answers (%)	81 (43%)	119 (38%)	200 (40%)	0.296	34 (72%)	23 (40%)	57 (55%)	0.001	257 (42%)	0.016	0.005

Note: English respondents scored higher SPS scores compared to Arabic respondents. no significant difference was found in SPS score across genders. Males scored significantly higher than females on the Bat and Ball problem within the English group but not the Arabic group. English respondents scored significantly higher on the Bat and Ball problem than Arabic respondents

a  comparison between males and females within Arabic respondents

b  comparison between males and females within English respondents

c  comparison between males and females

d  comparison between Arabic and English respondents

Figure 1. A presentation of education and SPS score relationship

Note: The last 3 groups had a low sample size which might have affected the actual trend. Although this difference is statically significant, it does not provide meaningful direction of SPS change in relation to education.

Table 2. Comparison of respondents regarding reported fear of exams and bat and ball problem

		Have you ever entered an exam in university and were afraid to fail?
		never	once	2 or 3 times	4+ times	Total
Bat and Ball problem	wrong answer	18%	23%	33%	27%	348
	correct answer	32%	24%	25%	19%	257

Note: Students who correctly answered the Bat and Ball problem report significantly less fear of failure on tests in college.

Figure 2. Relationship between various factors like CRT, SPS, Fear of failure in college exams and Foreign language