| Professional value | Korea Class 1 (n = 144) | Korea Class 2 (n = 67) | China Class 1 (n = 53) | China Class 2 (n = 47) | China Class 3 (n = 10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competence | .69 | 1.00 | .58 | .57 | 1.00 |
| Diversity | .22 | .60 | .32 | .38 | .70 |
| Remuneration | .19 | .51 | .42 | .19 | 1.00 |
| Stability | .20 | .76 | .58 | .09 | .90 |
| Social recognition | .13 | .70 | .81 | .00 | 1.00 |
| Leadership | .06 | .34 | .08 | .00 | .80 |
| Collaboration | .25 | .79 | .19 | .09 | .80 |
| Social contribution | .47 | .76 | .74 | .26 | .90 |
| Career development | .26 | .82 | .60 | .13 | 1.00 |
| Creativity | .21 | .37 | .21 | .02 | .80 |
| Autonomy | .13 | .37 | .06 | .19 | .60 |
| Self-actualization | .51 | .81 | .57 | .34 | .90 |
| Number of the 11 values endorsed, M (SD) | 2.81 (1.46) | 7.03 (1.60) | 4.58 (1.29) | 1.91 (1.19) | 9.50 (1.08) |
| Proportion of the sample | .68 | .32 | .48 | .43 | .09 |
Note. Values are within-profile endorsement proportions obtained from latent class analysis of the 11 dichotomous value items, conducted separately in each sample. The number of classes was selected by the Bayesian Information Criterion, which favored two classes in the Korean sample and three in the Chinese sample. Self-actualization and the number of values endorsed were not used to estimate the models.
Int J Med Educ. 2026; 17:146-155; doi: 10.5116/ijme.6ac6.3280