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Personality traits of Australian nurses and doctors: Challenging stereotypes?
Author(s) -
Eley Diann S,
Eley Robert M
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-172x.2011.01952.x
Subject(s) - cooperativeness , temperament and character inventory , novelty seeking , big five personality traits , temperament , conceptualization , personality , psychology , reward dependence , character traits , self transcendence , harm avoidance , character (mathematics) , sample (material) , social psychology , clinical psychology , big five personality traits and culture , geometry , mathematics , chromatography , artificial intelligence , computer science , chemistry
Eley DS, Eley RM. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2011; 17 : 380–387 Personality traits of Australian nurses and doctors: Challenging stereotypes? This study compared temperament and character traits of Australian registered nurses and general practitioners. A cross‐sectional quantitative design used the Temperament and Character Inventory. Total sample size was 426. Only main effects were detected. Nurses were higher in the temperament traits of Novelty Seeking and Reward Dependence, lower in the character traits of Self‐Directedness and Cooperativeness but higher in Self‐Transcendence compared with the sample of doctors. Differences in personality profiles between registered nurses and general practitioners might challenge existing stereotypes between these professions. Further exploration of traits exclusive to and shared among health professions would supplement a broad conceptualization of specialities and support the enhancement of appropriate training and career counselling. Awareness of one's temperament and character can lead to a clearer understanding of how they function in the workplace and might encourage reflection on and insight into the implications of their personality and career plans.