Association of Personality Traits with Life and Work of Medical Students: An Integrative Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Search
2.1. Search Strategy
2.2. Inclusion Criteria
2.3. Exclusion Criteria
2.4. Data Collection
3. Influence of Personality Traits on Medical Students
3.1. Life Performance
3.2. Health Outcomes
3.3. Life Satisfaction
3.4. Doctor–Patient Relationship
3.5. Medical Knowledge and Clinical Skills
3.6. Academic Performance
3.7. Career Planning
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, M.; Cai, J.; Chen, H.; Shi, L. Association of Personality Traits with Life and Work of Medical Students: An Integrative Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12376. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912376
Liu M, Cai J, Chen H, Shi L. Association of Personality Traits with Life and Work of Medical Students: An Integrative Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):12376. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912376
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Meichen, Jinquan Cai, Hao Chen, and Lei Shi. 2022. "Association of Personality Traits with Life and Work of Medical Students: An Integrative Review" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19: 12376. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912376