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Table 2 Analysis of NEOPI scores

From: Personality differences between internal medicine and surgical residents in an Asian population

NEOPI dimensions

Medical Residents Mean Score

Surgical Residents Mean Score

Size of effect Cohen’s d (Bold for significantly different)

N Neuroticism

51.0

54.7

0.39

N1 Anxiety

50.1

51.5

0.14

N2 Angry Hostility

49.8

57.1

0.66

N3 Depression

52.5

54.8

0.34

N4 Self-Consciousness

54.4

53.0

0.12

N5 Impulsiveness

47.4

54.0

0.60

N6 Vulnerability

47.7

50.1

0.23

E Extraversion

45.4

52.4

0.56

E1 Warmth

46.4

46.8

0.03

E2 Gregariousness

47.9

51.2

0.29

E3 Assertiveness

50.2

54.6

0.51

E4 Activity

51.1

53.7

0.33

E5 Excitement Seeking

53.9

59.1

0.57

E6 Positive Emotions

48.2

51.6

0.29

O Openness to Experience

52.6

49.4

0.32

O1 Openness to Fantasy

53.5

51.9

0.15

O2 Openness to Aesthetics

50.6

49.2

0.15

O3 Openness to Feelings

47.9

50.8

0.3

O4 Openness to Actions

48.1

47.2

0.09

O5 Openness to Ideas

54.2

51.2

0.29

O6 Openness to Values

49.5

46.9

0.29

A Agreeableness

47.7

40.5

0.71

A1 Trust

44.7

41.5

0.26

A2 Straightforwardness

49.1

41.1

0.68

A3 Altruism

47.4

46.4

0.09

A4 Compliance

49.0

40.5

0.69

A5 Modesty

51.3

45.4

0.58

A6 Tender-Mindedness

48.8

47.7

0.10

C Conscientiousness

50.1

51.5

0.14

C1 Competence

47.2

49.1

0.19

C2 Order

45.6

47.8

0.20

C3 Dutifulness

50.4

50.7

0.03

C4 Achievement Striving

53.5

54.9

0.12

C5 Self-Discipline

44.8

44.1

0.07

C6 Deliberation

53.5

49.7

0.40