Medical students' personality characteristics and academic performance: A five-factor model perspective

• Main Authors: LIEVENS, Filip, COETSIER, Pol, DE FRUYT, Filip, DE MAESENEER, Jan
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2002
• Subjects: Education; medical undergraduate; psychology; clinical competence; standards; personality; educational measurement; Belgium; Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Medical Education; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5620; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6619/viewcontent/Medical_students_5F_sv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Objectives: This study investigates: (1) which personality traits are typical of medical students as compared to other students, and (2) which personality traits predict medical student performance in pre-clinical years. Design: This paper reports a cross-sectional inventory study of students in nin...