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Peer reviewedBorges, Nicole J.; Savickas, Mark L. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2002
Synthesizes studies categorized by medical specialties and using the following instruments into the Five Factor Model of personality: Adjective Check List, California Psychological Inventory, 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire, and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Suggests a loose association between personalty factors and medical specialties and…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Meta Analysis, Personality, Personality Measures
Peer reviewedSavickas, Mark L.; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1988
Examined predictive validity of Medical Specialty Preference Scales (MSPS) and Medical Specialty Preference Inventory (MSPI). Administered MSPS to 71 medical students and MSPI to 73 medical students. Findings indicated that MSPI predicted accurately three times more than did MSPS. Based on predictive validity and teaching possibilities, MSPI seems…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Comparative Testing, Higher Education, Interest Inventories
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The present study tested the hypothesis that medical specialties classified as technique oriented or patient oriented would be distinguished by RIASEC code, with technique-oriented specialists resembling Investigative-Realistic types and patient-oriented specialists resembling Investigative-Social types. Using longitudinal data obtained from 447…
Descriptors: Physicians, Medical Students, Medical Education, Personality Traits
