Open Access<p>The Association Between Personality Traits and Specialty Preference Among Medical Students in Jordan</p>
Author(s) -
Mohammed Nawaiseh,
Rund R Haddadin,
Belal Al Droubi,
Hussam B Nawaiseh,
Salameh Alarood,
Emad Aborajooh,
Mohammad Abufaraj,
Nakhleh Abu-Yaghi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
psychology research and behavior management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1179-1578
DOI - 10.2147/prbm.s262062
Subject(s) - specialty , extraversion and introversion , conscientiousness , personality , big five personality traits , preference , psychology , medical education , graduate medical education , family medicine , medicine , accreditation , social psychology , economics , microeconomics
To assess the association between personality traits by the five-factor model and specialty choice preference among medical students and immediate medical graduates in Jordan and to identify if there were any significant differences in personality profiles between those planning to pursue different career pathways.