Personality and medical specialty choice: Technique orientation versus people orientation
career; students; personality; Psychology; physician; performance; school; residents; medical specialty
The present study investigated a conceptual framework for relating medical specialty choice to personality. The model was tested by examining personality differences among general surgeons, anesthesiologists, and family practice physicians. The 16 Personality Factor questionnaire was administered to 161 physicians (52 general surgeons, 51 anesthesiologists, and 58 family practitioners). Significant differences between group means for medical specialty groups existed for three personality factors and one global factor: Rule-Consciousness, Abstractedness, Vigilance, and Tough-Mindedness. A stepwise discriminant analysis showed that, of the 16 personality factors, Rule-Consciousness and Abstractedness had the greatest power to discriminate among general surgeons, anesthesiologists, and family practitioners. The global factor of Tough-Mindedness had the greatest power to discriminate among general surgeons, anesthesiologists, and family practitioners. These findings coincided with using differences between person-orientation anti technique-orientation to map medical specialties. (C) 2001 Academic Press.
Borges N J; Osmon W R
Journal of Vocational Behavior
2001
2001-02
Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1006/jvbe.2000.1761" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1006/jvbe.2000.1761</a>
Personality patterns of physicians in person-oriented and technique-oriented specialties
students; personality; Psychology; physicians; school; 5-factor model; traits; choice; Big-Five Factors; Career specialty choice; female; medical specialty; multipotentiality; myers-briggs type; psychological characteristics
This study investigated differences in personality patterns between person-oriented and technique-oriented physicians. It tested an integrative framework by converting the scores on the Personality Research Form (PRF) to the Big-Five factors and built a predictive model of group membership in clinical specialty area. PRF scores from 238 physicians (153 person-oriented and 85 technique-oriented) were used for this retrospective study. Significant personality differences between group means existed for seven of the traits on the PRF and two Big-Five factors. Results of a stepwise discriminant analysis indicated that two PRF traits and one Big-Five factor had the greatest ability to discriminate between person-oriented and technique-oriented physicians. Findings of this study provide support for establishing personality profiles of physicians interested in person-oriented versus technique-oriented specialties. Examining personality differences among male and female physicians is discussed as an area for future research. (c) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Borges N J; Gibson D D
Journal of Vocational Behavior
2005
2005-08
Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2003.12.015" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.jvb.2003.12.015</a>