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Table 6 Linear regressiona on psychological traits at follow-up (4thyear) by TCIR-140 personality at baseline (1styear)

From: A longitudinal cohort study observed increasing perfectionism and declining resilience, ambiguity tolerance and calling during medical school which is not explained by student personality

 

Psychological traits outcomes at follow-up

Baseline Temperament and Character Personality

Ambiguity Tolerance

Concern Mistakes

High Standards

Resilience

Calling

β

p

β

p

β

p

β

p

β

p

Novelty Seeking

0.11

0.174

-0.09

0.374

-0.06

0.480

0.02

0.833

-0.01

0.901

Harm Avoidance

-0.43

 < 0.001

-0.05

0.664

-0.07

0.501

-0.08

0.436

-0.20

0.062

Reward Dependence

-0.11

0.146

0.13

0.158

-0.07

0.367

-0.07

0.369

-0.06

0.500

Persistence

0.15

0.075

0.15

0.146

0.49

 < 0.001

0.32

 < 0.001

0.26

0.004

Self-Directedness

-0.10

0.311

-0.16

0.187

-0.01

0.921

0.32

0.001

0.04

0.711

Cooperativeness

0.30

 < 0.001

-0.28

0.004

0.06

0.482

0.11

0.144

0.04

0.621

Self-Transcendence

-0.25

0.002

-0.03

0.768

-0.02

0.842

-0.04

0.613

0.14

0.099

  1. aRegression model adjusted for sex, age group, student type, marital status, and rural background (see Additional file 1: Appendix 3 for coefficients)
  2. Independent variables: personality traits at baseline Time 1
  3. Dependent variables: Ambiguity Tolerance (AT), Perfectionism Concern over Mistakes (CoM) and High Standards (HS), Resilience and Calling to Medicine (Calling) at follow-up Time 2