Table 5 Comparisons of instrument scores and participant characteristics by identified clusters
Cluster 1 n = 104 M (SD) | Cluster 2 n = 70 M (SD) | t/χ 2 | df | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Instrument scores | |||||
Pre-training | 8.58 (.65) | 6.85 (.62) | 17.33 | 174 | < .0001 |
Post-training | 9.02 (.66) | 7.65 (.68) | 13.31 | 174 | < .0001 |
Participant characteristics | |||||
Years qualified | 3.22 (6.9) | 3.05 (5.42) | .17 | 174 | .86 |
Age (%) | 1.87 | 3 | .60 | ||
< 25 | 10 | 17 | |||
25–34 | 32 | 33 | |||
35–44 | 43 | 41 | |||
45–55 | 13 | 9 | |||
% female | 42 | 44 | .93 | 1 | .34 |
% White | 78 | 75 | .02 | 1 | .89 |
% qualified | 71 | 75 | .59 | 1 | .74 |
Professional group (%) | 5.05 | 3 | .17 | ||
Administrators | 28 | 26 | |||
Police | 65 | 61 | |||
Probation officers | 6 | 9 | |||
Social workers | 2 | 4 | |||
% who actively participated in a scenario during training | 100 | 98 | .87 | 1 | .35 |