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Table 4 Comparisons of contrasted dichotomous scoresa on MBTI profiles between junior doctors and attending physicians

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

 

Attending physicians

Junior Doctors

p-value

Dichotomy I (Introvert - Extrovert)

2.39

(11.9)

1.21

(13.8)

0.727

Dichotomy II (Sensing - Intuition)

7.47

(9.94)

2.92

(9.91)

0.038*

Dichotomy III (Thinking - Feeling)

5.68

(10.9)

0.41

(10.8)

0.032*

Dichotomy IV (Judging - Perceiving)

9.08

(12.5)

2.67

(13.9)

0.024*

  1. Data presented as mean (SD)
  2. aContrasted dichotomous scores, namely the difference of two aspect of score measurements within the same dichotomy, between junior doctors and attending physicians
  3. *Statistically significant (p < 0.05) using independent Wilcoxon rank-sum test