Personality Traits, Strategies of Coping with Stress and Psychophysical Wellbeing of Surgical and Non-Surgical Doctors in Poland
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. The Subjects
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. The Resiliency Assessment Scale—SPP-25 by Ogińska-Bulik and Juczyński
2.2.2. The Type D Personality Scale—DS 14 by Ogińska-Bulik, Juczyński and Denolett
2.2.3. The Framingham Type A Scale in the Polish Adaptation of Juczyński
2.2.4. The Mini COPE—Coping Inventory by Carver, in the Polish Adaptation of Juczyński and Ogińska-Bulik
2.2.5. The Wellbeing Scale from the Psychosocial Working Conditions Questionnaire
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Personality Traits
3.2. Coping with Stress
3.3. Psychophysical Wellbeing
3.4. Independent Variables Explaining the Type of Specialization
4. Discussion
Strengths and Limitation
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Examined Group of Doctors (n = 655) | ||||
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Specialization | Statistical Significance of the Differences | ||||
Surgical (n = 266) | Non-Surgical (n = 389) | Chi2 | p | ||
Gender (n/%) | males | 132/52.0 | 122/48.0 | 22.191 | <0.01 |
females | 134/33.4 | 267/66.6 | |||
Marital status (n/%) | married | 167/38.6 | 266/61.4 | 2.407 | 0.492 |
single | 81/45.3 | 98/54.7 | |||
divorced | 14/41.2 | 20/58.8 | |||
widowed | 4/44.4 | 5/55.6 |
Scale | Components | Examined Group of Doctors (n = 655) | |||
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Specialization | p U Mann-Whitney Test | ||||
Surgical (n = 266) | Non-Surgical (n = 389) | ||||
Mean (SD); Median; Range | Mean (SD); Median; Range | ||||
The Resiliency Assessment Scale (in points) Mean (SD); median; range | Persistence and determination in action | 14.76 (3.28); 15; 3–20 | 14.39 (2.99); 14; 3–20 | 0.059 | |
Openness to experience and sense of humour | 15.52 (2.77); 16; 7–20 | 15.14 (2.66); 15; 5–20 | 0.072 | ||
Individual’s ability to cope and tolerance of negative emotions | 14.58 (3.28); 15; 4–20 | 13.70 (3.18); 14; 6–20 | <0.01 | ||
Tolerance of failure and viewing life as a challenge | 14.82 (3.33); 15; 4–20 | 13.94 (2.99); 14; 5–20 | <0.01 | ||
An optimistic approach to life and the ability to mobilize oneself in difficult situations | 13.85 (3.40); 14; 4–20 | 12.80 (3.34); 13; 3–20 | <0.01 | ||
Resilience—sum | 75.52 (13.84); 75; 31–100 | 69.97 (13.14); 69; 36–100 | <0.01 | ||
The Type D Personality Scale (in points) Mean (SD); median; range | Negative affectivity | 10.99 (6.13); 11; 0–28 | 12.23 (5.70); 12; 0–27 | 0.006 | |
Social inhibition | 10.06 (5.88); 10; 0–27 | 10.69 (5.69); 11; 0–27 | 0.139 | ||
Personality D—sum | 21.05 (10.58); 20; 0–55 | 22.92 (9.72); 22; 0–48 | 0.016 | ||
Patterns of behaviour according to the Framingham Type A Scale (n/%) | Type A | 88/33.1 | 131/33.7 | Chi2 = 6.002 | <0.05 |
Intermediate type | 88/33.1 | 158/40.6 | |||
Type B | 90/33.8 | 100/25.7 |
Coping Strategies (in Points) | Examined Group of Doctors (n = 655) | ||
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Specialization | p U Mann-Whitney Test | ||
Surgical (n = 266) | Non-Surgical (n = 389) | ||
Mean (SD); Median; Range | Mean (SD); Median; Range | ||
Active Coping | 4.57 (1.15); 5; 0–6 | 4.52 (1.10); 4; 1–6 | 0.385 |
Planning | 4.48 (1.11); 4; 0–6 | 4.54 (1.13); 4; 1–6 | 0.632 |
Positive Reinterpretation | 3.76 (1.26); 4; 0–6 | 3.60 (1.37); 4; 0–6 | 0.099 |
Acceptance | 3.83 (1.20); 5; 0–6 | 3.87 (1.13); 4; 1–6 | 0.889 |
Humour | 2.17(1.39); 2; 0–6 | 2.02 (1.33); 2; 0–6 | 0.180 |
Turning to Religion | 1.92 (1.84); 2; 0–6 | 2.44 (1.93); 2; 0–6 | 0.001 |
Seeking of Emotional Social Support | 3.70 (1.55); 4; 0–6 | 3.90 (1.57); 4; 0–6 | 0.091 |
Seeking of Instrumental Social Support | 3.76 (1.48); 4; 0–6 | 3.91 (1.44); 4; 0–6 | 0.227 |
Denial | 1.58 (1.49); 1; 0–6 | 1.35 (1.30); 1; 0–6 | 0.095 |
Substance Use | 1.00 (1.45); 0; 0–6 | 0.80 (1.32); 0; 0–6 | 0.083 |
Behavioural Disengagement | 1.42 (1.25); 1; 0–5 | 1.40 (1.21); 1; 0–6 | 0.969 |
Self-Blame | 2.55 (1.66); 2; 0–6 | 2.75 (1.48); 3; 0–6 | 0.081 |
Problem-focused Strategies | 4.27 (0.91); 4.33; 0–6 | 4.33 (0.95); 4.33; 1–6 | 0.799 |
Emotional Behaviours | 2.40 (1.05); 2.33; 0–5.67 | 2.56 (1.03); 2.67; 0–6 | 0.074 |
The Well-Being Scale (in Points) | Examined Group of Doctors (n = 655) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Specialization | p U Mann-Whitney Test | ||
Surgical (n = 266) | Non-Surgical (n = 389) | ||
Mean (SD); Median; Range | Mean (SD); Median; Range | ||
Physical well-being | 3.92 (0.53); 3.96; 2.45–5.00 | 3.88 (0.57); 4.00; 2.27–4.91 | 0.692 |
Mental well-being | 3.53 (0.57); 3.55; 1.55–5.00 | 3.44 (0.52); 3.45; 1.64–5.00 | 0.027 |
General well-being | 3.72 (0.49); 3.73; 2.36–5.00 | 3.66 (0.49); 3.68; 2.27–4.86 | 0.142 |
Group of Doctors | Independent Variable | Specialization | |||
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B | p | Exp (B) | Likelihood Logarithm/R2 by Nagelkerke | ||
All (n = 655) | An optimistic approach to life and the ability to mobilize oneself in difficult situations | −0.105 | <0.001 | 0.900 | 843.829/0.082 |
Turning to Religion | 0.163 | <0.001 | 1.177 | ||
Denial | −0.171 | 0.004 | 0.843 | ||
Constant | 2.123 | <0.001 | 8.354 | ||
Males (n = 254) | An optimistic approach to life and the ability to mobilize oneself in difficult situations | −0.131 | 0.002 | 0.878 | 333.181/0.094 |
Substance Use | −0.324 | 0.002 | 0.723 | ||
Constant | 2.093 | 0.001 | 8.108 | ||
Females (n = 401) | Turning to Religion | 0.163 | 0.004 | 1.177 | 502.511/0.029 |
Constant | 0.317 | 0.054 | 1.372 |
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Marcisz-Dyla, E.; Dąbek, J.; Irzyniec, T.; Marcisz, C. Personality Traits, Strategies of Coping with Stress and Psychophysical Wellbeing of Surgical and Non-Surgical Doctors in Poland. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 1646. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031646
Marcisz-Dyla E, Dąbek J, Irzyniec T, Marcisz C. Personality Traits, Strategies of Coping with Stress and Psychophysical Wellbeing of Surgical and Non-Surgical Doctors in Poland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(3):1646. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031646
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarcisz-Dyla, Ewa, Józefa Dąbek, Tomasz Irzyniec, and Czesław Marcisz. 2022. "Personality Traits, Strategies of Coping with Stress and Psychophysical Wellbeing of Surgical and Non-Surgical Doctors in Poland" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 3: 1646. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031646