Big five personality traits of medical students and workplace performance in the final clerkship year using an EPA framework

Peters, Harm; Garbe, Amelie; Breil, Simon M.; Oberst, Sebastian; Selch, Susanne; Holzhausen, Ylva

doi:10.1186/s12909-024-05434-x

Table 4 Multiple regression analysis of the levels of supervision under which final-year clerkship students carried out the 12 end-of-undergraduate medical training EPAs and their scores on the 5 dimensions of the Big Five Inventory-SOEP. Legend: ΔR^{2 =} adjusted R². B = unstandardised regression coefficient. SE = standard error. β = standardised regression coefficient. p < 0.001. p < 0.01. p < 0.05

From: Big five personality traits of medical students and workplace performance in the final clerkship year using an EPA framework

EPA		Model			Regression coefficients
EPA		R²	ΔR²	F		B	SE	β	t
1.	Take a medical history, perform a physical examination and summarize the results in a structured manner	0.025	0.019	4.393***	Extraversion	− 0.023	0.014	− 0.060	-1.657
					Agreeableness	0.047	0.019	0.090	2.518*
					Conscientiousness	0.018	0.020	0.032	0.906
					Neuroticism	− 0.042	0.013	− 0.113	-3.238**
					Openness	0.013	0.014	0.032	0.916
2.	Compile a diagnostic plan and initiate implementation	0.053	0.048	9.580***	Extraversion	0.037	0.033	0.041	1.137
					Agreeableness	− 0.013	0.044	− 0.011	− 0.305
					Conscientiousness	0.103	0.047	0.078	2.201*
					Neuroticism	− 0.169	0.031	− 0.192	-5.504***
					Openness	0.006	0.033	0.007	0.193
3.	Interpret test results and initiate further steps	0.057	0.052	10.478***	Extraversion	0.039	0.032	0.044	1.224
					Agreeableness	− 0.024	0.043	− 0.020	− 0.568
					Conscientiousness	0.128	0.045	0.100	2.829**
					Neuroticism	− 0.161	0.030	− 0.187	-5.405***
					Openness	0.016	0.031	0.017	0.506
4.	Compile a treatment plan and initiate implementation	0.065	0.059	11.566***	Extraversion	0.036	0.034	0.039	1.072
					Agreeableness	− 0.030	0.045	− 0.024	− 0.663
					Conscientiousness	0.140	0.047	0.105	2.954*
					Neuroticism	− 0.183	0.031	− 0.206	-5.860***
					Openness	0.010	0.034	0.010	0.294
5.	Perform general procedures of a physician	0.007	0.001	1.236	Extraversion	− 0.010	0.015	− 0.023	− 0.631
					Agreeableness	0.034	0.020	0.060	1.664
					Conscientiousness	0.022	0.022	0.036	1.009
					Neuroticism	0.008	0.014	0.021	0.588
					Openness	− 0.013	0.015	− 0.030	− 0.862
6.	Seek consent for medical procedures and diagnostics	0.014	0.008	1.172*	Extraversion	0.050	0.036	0.050	1.358
					Agreeableness	0.009	0.049	0.007	0.186
					Conscientiousness	− 0.044	0.052	− 0.031	− 0.843
					Neuroticism	− 0.047	0.034	− 0.049	-1.365
					Openness	0.076	0.036	0.075	2.098*
7.	Inform and advise patients	0.026	0.020	4.468***	Extraversion	0.038	0.035	0.040	1.090
					Agreeableness	0.015	0.047	0.011	0.312
					Conscientiousness	− 0.030	0.049	− 0.022	− 0.612
					Neuroticism	− 0.102	0.033	− 0.111	-3.115**
					Openness	0.082	0.035	0.084	2.367*
8.	Present patient history	0.029	0.024	5.175***	Extraversion	0.000	0.022	0.000	− 0.011
					Agreeableness	0.078	0.030	0.094	2.613**
					Conscientiousness	0.085	0.032	0.096	2.672**
					Neuroticism	− 0.039	0.021	− 0.066	-1.878
					Openness	− 0.001	0.022	− 0.001	− 0.034
9.	Give or receive a patient handover	0.025	0.019	4.307***	Extraversion	0.029	0.031	0.035	0.940
					Agreeableness	0.070	0.042	0.060	1.665
					Conscientiousness	0.072	0.044	0.059	1.635
					Neuroticism	− 0.083	0.029	− 0.101	-2.837**
					Openness	− 0.005	0.031	− 0.005	− 0.154
10.	Write and transmit a patient report	0.041	0.035	7.247***	Extraversion	− 0.016	0.027	− 0.022	− 0.611
					Agreeableness	0.051	0.036	0.051	1.418
					Conscientiousness	0.100	0.038	0.094	2.631**
					Neuroticism	− 0.110	0.025	− 0.156	-4.442***
					Openness	0.013	0.026	0.018	0.504
11.	Recognize an emergency situation and act upon it	0.042	0.036	6.530***	Extraversion	0.024	0.037	0.025	0.654
					Agreeableness	− 0.049	0.050	− 0.037	− 0.975
					Conscientiousness	0.082	0.053	0.059	1.567
					Neuroticism	− 0.148	0.035	− 0.158	-4.223***
					Openness	0.077	0.037	0.078	2.099*
12.	Undertake an evidence-based patient case discussion and initiate patient-specific implementation	0.082	0.075	11.685***	Extraversion	0.077	0.038	0.082	2.043*
					Agreeableness	− 0.093	0.051	− 0.072	-1.810
					Conscientiousness	0.206	0.052	0.157	3.927***
					Neuroticism	− 0.145	0.035	− 0.162	-4.153***
					Openness	0.081	0.037	0.084	2.187*

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