Exploring the differences in psychological traits between surgical specialties at an academic hospital in Bloemfontein.
Journal
South African journal of surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir chirurgie
ISSN: 2078-5151
Titre abrégé: S Afr J Surg
Pays: South Africa
ID NLM: 2984854R
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2019
Jun 2019
Historique:
entrez:
26
7
2019
pubmed:
26
7
2019
medline:
25
1
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Studies have attempted to categorise undergraduate medical and postgraduate students and specialists into personality types, to determine what influences personality has on specialty choice and job satisfaction. This study explored the personality characteristics of doctors in four surgical and three consulting specialties at an academic hospital in Bloemfontein, South Africa. This analytical cross-sectional study used the Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire as a measuring tool which included five scales: Respondents from four surgical specialties had higher medians than the overall consulting group for the subscale In exploring the personality types of specialists, the orthopaedic surgeons in specialist departments in Bloemfontein seem unique in their sociability and aggression-hostility traits, anaesthesiologists scored strongly on the sensation seeking and neuroticism-anxiety scales, while the obstetricians and gynaecologists did not manifest either of these traits strongly. This data contributes to a growing discussion on personality choice and job satisfaction.
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BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Studies have attempted to categorise undergraduate medical and postgraduate students and specialists into personality types, to determine what influences personality has on specialty choice and job satisfaction. This study explored the personality characteristics of doctors in four surgical and three consulting specialties at an academic hospital in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
METHOD
METHODS
This analytical cross-sectional study used the Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire as a measuring tool which included five scales:
RESULTS
RESULTS
Respondents from four surgical specialties had higher medians than the overall consulting group for the subscale
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
In exploring the personality types of specialists, the orthopaedic surgeons in specialist departments in Bloemfontein seem unique in their sociability and aggression-hostility traits, anaesthesiologists scored strongly on the sensation seeking and neuroticism-anxiety scales, while the obstetricians and gynaecologists did not manifest either of these traits strongly. This data contributes to a growing discussion on personality choice and job satisfaction.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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