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>
Personality and medical specialty choice: A literature review and integration
personality; Psychology; physicians; performance; perspective; residents; specialty choice; indicator; 5-factor model; traits; myers-briggs type
This review examines the literature on personality and medical specialty choice. First, it describes studies categorized by medical specialties that to date have used the same measures: Adjective Check List, California Psychological Inventory, Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire, and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Then it integrates these results using the framework provided by the Five-Factor Model of personality. This model provides a method to organize the personality descriptors associated with medical specialties and to summarize information in ail understandable mid meaningful way. Conclusions drawn from the review Suggest 0 a loose association between a few personality factors and particular medical specialties. Recommendations for further research on personality and medical specialities encourage shifting from the "variable" to the "person" approach and studying how different personalities succeed in the same specialty.
Borges N J; Savickas M L
Journal of Career Assessment
2002
2002-08
Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1177/10672702010003006" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1177/10672702010003006</a>