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PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS IN FIVE HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Author(s) -
Westbrook Mary,
Nordholm Lena,
Wade K. J.,
Colless M. C.,
Lowy Eva
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
australian occupational therapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1440-1630
pISSN - 0045-0766
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1630.1976.tb01069.x
Subject(s) - psychology , personality , preference , schedule , occupational therapy , clinical psychology , medical education , social psychology , medicine , psychiatry , computer science , economics , microeconomics , operating system
The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule scores of 130 first year health science students differed significantly from American tertiary norms. Australian students were more nurturant, autonomous, aggressive, succorant and interested in change and heterosexuality while being less dominant, achieving, deferent and orderly. Comparison of the personality profiles of students in five professions showed that the main differences occurred between degree and diploma course students. Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy students were similar. Speech Pathologists were more achieving than Occupational Therapists and less affiliative but more ordered than Physiotherapists. Medical Records Administrators were the most dominant and achieving group and like Nurses showed low affiliation and abasement. Nurses were the most ordered, least consistent group.