Anatolian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Yazarlar: Betül GÜLALP

Konular:Tıp

Anahtar Kelimeler:Temperament and character,Emergency medicine physician,Variable physchological factors

Özet: Aim The aim is to identify the temperament and charactertraits’ scores of Emergency Medicine Physicians (EMPs) andthe differences within their demographic variable factors. Material and Methods The volunteers were assessed from December 2016 to April2017. The study protocol was approved by the UniversityInstitutional Review Board (no. KA16/352). The study group was patterned on EMPs, completed an Emergency Medicineresidency programme and working in an Emergency Department (ED). Novelty seeking (NS), harm avoidance (HA), reward dependence (RD), persistence (P), selfdirectedness (SD), cooperativeness (C), and selftranscendence (ST) measures and sub-measures were evaluated. Results There was total number of 40 EMPs that voluntarily participated the study and completed Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) which includes 240 questions. Position was a significant factor in extravagance (p=0.040), fatigability (p=0.021), harm avoidance (p=0.037), and purposeful (p=0.015). The other significant variable factors were: Age in exploratory excitability (p=0.010), fatigability (p=0.012), and pure-hearted conscience (p=0.041); Sex in shyness (p=0.004), harm avoidance (p=0.048), resourcefulness (p=0.009), self-acceptance (p=0.024), enlightened second nature (p=0.001), self directedness (p=0.001), social acceptance (p=0.027), compassion (p=0.006), and cooperativeness (p=0.013). Conclusion  Position degree, age and sex are the main effective determinants of temperament and character traits of EMPs. Supportive plans can be made based on these differences.

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