Big 5 traits | Extraversion | Conscien-tiousness | Openness to Experience | Agreeableness | Neuroticism |
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Career variable | β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) |
Employment sectora | |||||
 Public (n = 2061) | − 0.016 (− 0.07–0.03) | − 0.037 (− 0.09–0.01) | − 0.031*** (− 0.08–0.02) | − 0.045*** (− 0.09–0.01) | − 0.041 (− 0.09–0.01) |
 Private (n = 776) | 0.070 (− 0.01–0.15) | − 0.001 (− 0.08–0.08) | 0.122*** (0.04–0.20) | 0.137*** (0.06–0.21) | − 0.118 (− 0.19- -0.04) |
Clinical patient contactb | |||||
 No patient contact (n = 205) | − 0.089* (− 0.18–0.00) | − 0.059 (− 0.15–0.03) | 0.090* (0.00–0.18) | 0.017 (− 0.07–0.11) | − 0.009 (− 0.10–0.08) |
 Some patient contact (1–12 h/week; n = 587) | 0.060 (− 0.01–0.13) | − 0.010 (− 0.08–0.06) | 0.050 (− 0.02–0.12) | 0.026 (− 0.04–0.10) | − 0.062 (− 0.13–0.01) |
 Patient contact ca half of the time (13–26 h/week; n = 1377) | 0.002 (− 0.05–0.06) | − 0.004 (− 0.06–0.05) | − 0.060* (− 0.12- -0.00) | − 0.012 (− 0.07–0.04) | 0.068 (0.01–0.12) |
 Patient contact most of the time (27 h/week or more; n = 668) | 0.028 (− 0.04–0.10) | 0.073* (0.01–0.14) | − 0.080* (− 0.15- -0.01) | − 0.031 (− 0.10–0.04) | 0.002 (− 0.07–0.07) |
Medical Specialtyc | |||||
 Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (n = 187) | 0.057 (− 0.08–0.20) | − 0.125 (− 0.26–0.01) | − 0.011 (− 0.15–0.13) | − 0.109 (− 0.25–0.03) | 0.011 (− 0.13–0.15) |
 Surgery (n = 229) | 0.089 (− 0.04–0.22) | 0.178** (0.52–0.30) | − 0.020 (− 0.15–0.11) | − 0.214** (− 0.34- -0.09) | − 0.184** (− 0.31- -0.06) |
 Pediatrics (n = 164) | 0.156* (0.01–0.30) | 0.090 (− 0.05–0.23) | 0.135 (− 0.01–0.28) | 0.084 (− 0.06–0.23) | − 0.098 (− 0.24–0.05) |
 Obstetrics and Gynecology (n = 186) | 0.078 (− 0.06–0.22) | 0.074 (− 0.06–0.21) | − 0.122*** (− 0.26–0.02) | 0.096 (− 0.04–0.23) | − 0.102 (− 0.24–0.04) |
 Psychiatry (n = 306) | − 0.112* (− 0.22- -0.00) | − 0.146** (− 0.25--0.04) | 0.235*** (0.12–0.34) | 0.010 (− 0.10–0.12) | 0.051 (− 0.06–0.16) |
Medical Specialtyc | |||||
 Radiology (n = 104) | − 0.146 (− 0.33–0.03) | 0.059 (− 0.12–0.24) | 0.094 (− 0.08–0.27) | − 0.068 (− 0.25–0.11) | 0.136 (− 0.04–0.31) |
 Internal Medicine and Oncology (n = 143) | − 0.015 (− 0.17–0.14) | − 0.050 (− 0.20–0.10) | 0.019 (− 0.13–0.17) | 0.057 (− 0.10–0.21) | 0.109 (− 0.04–0.26) |
 Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology (n = 131) | 0.091 (− 0.07–0.25) | 0.060 (− 0.10–0.22) | − 0.166 (− 0.33- -0.01) | − 0.010 (− 0.17–0.15) | 0.025 (− 0.14–0.19) |
 Other specialties of Internal Medicine (n = 434) | − 0.021 (− 0.12–0.07) | 0.095* (0.00–0.19) | 0.010 (− 0.08–0.10) | − 0.048 (− 0.14–0.05) | 0.087 (− 0.01–0.18) |
 Occupational Health (n = 271) | − 0.047 (− 0.17–0.07) | 0.008 (− 0.11–0.13) | − 0.011 (− 0.13–0.11) | 0 .183** (0.06–0.30) | − 0.100 (− 0.22–0.02) |
 General Practice (n = 561) | − 0.054 (− 0.14–0.03) | − 0.017 (− 0.10–0.07) | − 0.157*** (− 0.24- -0.07) | 0.098 (0.01–0.18) | 0.010 (− 0.08–0.10) |
 Hospital Service Specialties (n = 121) | − 0.074 (− 0.24–0.10) | − 0.226** (− 0.39- -0.06) | − 0.006 (− 0.17–0.16) | − 0.080 (− 0.25–0.09) | 0.054 (− 0.11–0.22) |
Change of Specialtyd | |||||
 Specialty not changed (n = 893) | 0.015* (−0.06–0.08) | 0.029 (− 0.04–0.10) | 0.040* (− 0.03–0.11) | 0.068 (− 0.00–0.14) | − 0.110 (− 0.18- -0.04) |
 Specialty changed (n = 93) | 0.242* (0.04–0.44) | 0.065 (− 0.14–0.27) | 0.256* (0.05–0.46) | 0.264 (0.06–0.47) | − 0.295 (− 0.49- -0.10) |