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Resident confidence predictors from cross-sectional data should not yet guide interventions; leaves open causal effects and need for prospective validation.
Sex, marital status, children, and postgraduate year are predictors of confidence, as are program location, type, and size. Residency programs may target modifiable factors contributing to low surgical confidence.
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