SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FOURTH-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
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Objectives: Analyzing the psychological characteristics of fourth-year students and their relationship with academic performance to preliminarily guide professional competencies and suggest areas of specialization. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study combined with the analysis of psychological indicators using a questionnaire. Results: There were 69 students with a calm temperament (43.4%), 25 with a choleric temperament (15.7%), 40 with a flexible temperament (25.2%), and 4 with a pensive temperament (2.5%). A total of 86 students (54.09%) had a high level of fear and anxiety, 69 students (43.4%) had a moderate level of anxiety, and only 4 students (2.51%) had a low level of anxiety. The average scores in internal medicine subjects for students with choleric and flexible temperaments were 7.91±0.43 and 7.50±0.42, respectively; in Surgery subjects, their average scores were 7.49±0.43 and 7.93±0.27, respectively. The difference in scores between the two groups was statistically significant with p=0.001 and p<0.001. Students in the moderate anxiety group tended to have higher scores compared to those in the low and high anxiety groups. The differences in academic performance in internal medicine and Surgery subjects across different levels of anxiety were not statistically significant. Conclusion: Students with a choleric temperament perform better in Internal medicine subjects compared to Surgery subjects. In contrast, students with a flexible temperament have higher average scores in Surgery subjects compared to Internal medicine subjects.
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psychological characteristics, temperament, anxiety, medical students, academic results
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