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Circadian Typology and Personality Dimensions of Croatian Students of Health-Related University Majors
The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between circadian preferences and personality dimensions among 712 students of three different majors from the Faculty of Medicine, Osijek: medical students (MD), nursing students (RN) and medical laboratory diagnostics students (MLD). For the...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7370063/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32635335 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134794 |
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author | Milić, Jakov Milić Vranješ, Iva Krajina, Ivana Heffer, Marija Škrlec, Ivana |
author_facet | Milić, Jakov Milić Vranješ, Iva Krajina, Ivana Heffer, Marija Škrlec, Ivana |
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description | The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between circadian preferences and personality dimensions among 712 students of three different majors from the Faculty of Medicine, Osijek: medical students (MD), nursing students (RN) and medical laboratory diagnostics students (MLD). For the measurement of personality dimensions, the IPIP50 Big-Five questionnaire was used. The circadian preference of students was assessed using the reduced morningness-eveningness questionnaire (rMEQ). Several significant results were observed and there was a significant difference in circadian preference among the three tested groups, with RN students scoring highest on the morningness scale and MLD students scoring the lowest. RN students scored significantly higher on agreeableness and conscientiousness than the other two groups. On the other hand, MD students scored higher on intellect than the MLD students. MLD students scored the lowest on emotional stability scales. Morning type students had higher conscientiousness and emotional stability scores. These results imply that circadian preference and personality traits are crucial elements of medical professionals’ wellbeing. With this paper, we would like to raise awareness about common personality traits and adherence to certain circadian orientations in medical professionals as a motivation to introduce a more flexible view towards strict time and task divisions in everyday practice. |
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spelling | pubmed-73700632020-07-21 Circadian Typology and Personality Dimensions of Croatian Students of Health-Related University Majors Milić, Jakov Milić Vranješ, Iva Krajina, Ivana Heffer, Marija Škrlec, Ivana Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between circadian preferences and personality dimensions among 712 students of three different majors from the Faculty of Medicine, Osijek: medical students (MD), nursing students (RN) and medical laboratory diagnostics students (MLD). For the measurement of personality dimensions, the IPIP50 Big-Five questionnaire was used. The circadian preference of students was assessed using the reduced morningness-eveningness questionnaire (rMEQ). Several significant results were observed and there was a significant difference in circadian preference among the three tested groups, with RN students scoring highest on the morningness scale and MLD students scoring the lowest. RN students scored significantly higher on agreeableness and conscientiousness than the other two groups. On the other hand, MD students scored higher on intellect than the MLD students. MLD students scored the lowest on emotional stability scales. Morning type students had higher conscientiousness and emotional stability scores. These results imply that circadian preference and personality traits are crucial elements of medical professionals’ wellbeing. With this paper, we would like to raise awareness about common personality traits and adherence to certain circadian orientations in medical professionals as a motivation to introduce a more flexible view towards strict time and task divisions in everyday practice. MDPI 2020-07-03 2020-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7370063/ /pubmed/32635335 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134794 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Milić, Jakov Milić Vranješ, Iva Krajina, Ivana Heffer, Marija Škrlec, Ivana Circadian Typology and Personality Dimensions of Croatian Students of Health-Related University Majors |
title | Circadian Typology and Personality Dimensions of Croatian Students of Health-Related University Majors |
title_full | Circadian Typology and Personality Dimensions of Croatian Students of Health-Related University Majors |
title_fullStr | Circadian Typology and Personality Dimensions of Croatian Students of Health-Related University Majors |
title_full_unstemmed | Circadian Typology and Personality Dimensions of Croatian Students of Health-Related University Majors |
title_short | Circadian Typology and Personality Dimensions of Croatian Students of Health-Related University Majors |
title_sort | circadian typology and personality dimensions of croatian students of health-related university majors |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7370063/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32635335 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134794 |
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