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Personality traits associated with intrinsic academic motivation in medical students
Author(s) -
Tanaka Masaaki,
Mizuno Kei,
Fukuda Sanae,
Tajima Seiki,
Watanabe Yasuyoshi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03279.x
Subject(s) - persistence (discontinuity) , psychology , temperament and character inventory , personality , temperament , big five personality traits , self transcendence , reward dependence , social psychology , big five personality traits and culture , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , novelty seeking , geotechnical engineering , engineering
Objectives Motivation is one of the most important psychological concepts in education and is related to academic outcomes in medical students. In this study, the relationships between personality traits and intrinsic academic motivation were examined in medical students. Methods The study group consisted of 119 Year 2 medical students at Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine. They completed questionnaires dealing with intrinsic academic motivation (the Intrinsic Motivation Scale toward Learning) and personality (the Temperament and Character Inventory [TCI]). Results On simple regression analyses, the TCI dimensions of persistence, self‐directedness, co‐operativeness and self‐transcendence were positively associated with intrinsic academic motivation. On multiple regression analysis adjusted for age and gender, the TCI dimensions of persistence, self‐directedness and self‐transcendence were positively associated with intrinsic academic motivation. Conclusions The temperament dimension of persistence and the character dimensions of self‐directedness and self‐transcendence are associated with intrinsic academic motivation in medical students.