Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 1073622
Importance of the big-five in the future medical specialty preference
Importance of the big-five in the future medical specialty preference // BMC Medical Education, 20 (2020), 234, 9 doi:10.1186/s12909-020-02151-z (međunarodna recenzija, članak, znanstveni)
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Naslov
Importance of the big-five in the future medical
specialty preference
Autori
Milić, Jakov ; Škrlec, Ivana ; Milić Vranješ, Iva ; Jakab, Jelena ; Plužarić, Vera ; Heffer, Marija
Izvornik
BMC Medical Education (1472-6920) 20
(2020);
234, 9
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni
Ključne riječi
Big-five ; Medical students ; Personality ; Preference ; Specialty
Sažetak
Background The most crucial decision in the physician’s career after graduation is undoubtedly the choice of specialization. It is conditioned by many factors such as intellectual challenges, clinical experience, economic and social influences. The aim of this study was to determine whether personality traits affect the choice of medical specialty at the University of Osijek, Croatia. Methods This cross-sectional study included a total of 407 medical students. To assess the personality traits, the IPIP Big-Five questionnaire was used. Results There were no differences in four of the five personality traits of the Big-Five questionnaire when comparing the groups based on their specialty preference: extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and emotional stability. A significant difference was found for openness to experience (intellect/imagination) trait, where students who preferred psychiatry specialties achieved the highest score, and those who chose public health specialties scored the lowest. We observed no significant effect between gender and specialty preference based on personality traits. Conclusions We could not attribute the differences in personality traits to specialty preference. Medical students with higher scores on agreeableness and openness (intellect/imagination) scales were more inclined to psychiatric specialties, and more conscientiousness students preferred the anesthesiology and emergency medicine specialties. Even if variations in personality traits do not exist across different specialties, many other factors influence specialty preference.
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
POVEZANOST RADA
Ustanove:
Klinički bolnički centar Osijek,
Medicinski fakultet, Osijek,
Fakultet za dentalnu medicinu i zdravstvo, Osijek
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- Current Contents Connect (CCC)
- Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC)
- Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXP)
- Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
- SCI-EXP, SSCI i/ili A&HCI
- Scopus
- MEDLINE
