Table 2 Reasons for choosing and rejecting the psychiatry specialty at matriculation
From: Career choice and influential factors among medical students majoring in psychiatry in China
Reason | Choosing psychiatry (Psychiatry major) n = 4610 (no. [%]) | Objecting psychiatry (Clinical medicine major) n = 3857 (no. [%]) |
|---|---|---|
Personal interest | 2748 (59.61) | 2273 (58.93) |
Family’s suggestion or influence | 1289 (27.96) | 301 (7.81) |
Experience of mental problems of oneself or others | 1069 (23.19) | – |
Low admission score of psychiatry | 520 (11.28) | 17 (0.99) |
Lack knowledge of psychiatry | 72 (1.56) | 83 (2.15) |
Positive/negative attitudes toward psychiatry | 30 (0.65) | 163 (4.23) |
School | 11 (0.24) | 117 (3.06) |
Other reasons | 705 (15.29) | 443 (11.67) |