Empathy and big five personality model in medical students and its relationship to gender and specialty preference: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Multivariable linear regression analysis between empathy and personality, adjusted by gender and specialty preference

		Beta	SE	p-value	Multiple R²
JSPE	Constant	98.50	6.42	< 0.001	0.366
	Men	−0.24	2.18	0.914
	Technology-oriented	−32.05	8.53	< 0.001
	O	0.47	0.14	0.001
	A	0.26	0.16	0.110
	Technology-oriented*A	0.86	0.27	0.002
IRI-PT	Constant	9.57	3.01	0.002	0.287
	Men	−0.50	0.81	0.542
	Technology-oriented	0.02	0.75	0.977
	O	0.24	0.05	< 0.001
	C	0.12	0.04	0.005
	E	−0.12	0.06	0.031
	A	0.12	0.05	0.015
	N	−0.12	0.04	0.009
IRI-FS	Constant	6.49	4.07	0.114	0.372
	Men	13.56	8.23	0.102
	Technology-oriented	−0.70	1.08	0.520
	O	0.28	0.09	0.003
	C	−0.03	0.07	0.707
	E	0.13	0.08	0.116
	Men*O	0.33	0.15	0.033
	Men*C	−0.34	0.15	0.024
	Men*E	−0.50	0.18	0.005
IRI-EC	Constant	8.99	2.76	0.002	0.242
	Men	−1.41	0.86	0.106
	Technology-oriented	0.13	0.81	0.870
	E	0.12	0.06	0.046
	A	0.23	0.05	< 0.001
	N	0.10	0.05	0.038
IRI-PD	Constant	1.90	1.18	0.111	0.326
	Men	0.54	0.92	0.563
	Technology-oriented	−2.17	0.87	0.014
	N	0.30	0.05	< 0.001
EQ	Constant	11.96	6.45	0.067	0.431
	Men	−0.63	1.83	0.733
	Technology-oriented	−22.93	7.07	0.002
	O	0.43	0.12	< 0.001
	C	0.34	0.10	0.001
	E	0.31	0.12	0.010
	A	0.10	0.14	0.448
	Technology-oriented*A	0.69	0.23	0.003

SE standard error, O Openness to experience, C Conscientiousness, E Extraversion, A, Agreeableness, N Neuroticism, JSPE Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy, IRI Interpersonal Reactivity Index, PT Perspective Taking, FS Fantasy Scale, EC Empathic Concern, PD Personal Distress, EQ Empathy Quotient
* stands for interaction term

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