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Table 3 Distribution of personality preference

From: Examining the association of career stage and medical specialty with personality preferences – a cross-sectional survey of junior doctors and attending physicians from various specialties

  Junior Doctors (n = 39) Attending Physicians (n = 59)
Sensing (S) Intuition (N) Sensing (S) Intuition (N)
Thinking (T) Feeling (F) Thinking (T) Feeling (F) Thinking (T) Feeling (F) Thinking (T) Feeling (F)
Introvert (I) Judging (J) ISTJ 3 (7.69) ISFJ 0 (0.00) INTJ 2 (5.13) INFJ 3 (7.69) ISTJa 14 (23.7) ISFJ 5 (8.47) INTJ 2 (3.39) INFJ 2 (3.39)
Perceiving (P) ISTP 3 (7.69) ISFP 3 (7.69) INTPa 5 (12.8) INFP 1 (2.56) ISTP 1 (1.69) ISFP 3 (5.08) INTP 2 (3.39) INFP 3 (5.08)
Extrovert (E) Perceiving (P) ESTP 2 (5.13) ESFP 2 (5.13) ENTP 2 (5.13) ENFP 2 (5.13) ESTP 2 (3.39) ESFP 3 (5.08) ENTP 1 (1.69) ENFP 2 (3.39)
Judging (J) ESTJa 6 (15.4) ESFJa 4 (10.3) ENTJ 0 (0.00) ENFJ 1 (2.56) ESTJa 11 (18.6) ESFJ 5 (8.47) ENTJ 2 (3.39) ENFJ 1 (1.69)
  1. Data presented as number (%)
  2. aproportion greater than 10%
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