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Personality and fatigue in medical students.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20524560     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Among medical students, fatigue is a common complaint and is related to poor academic outcomes. Associations of scores on personality traits and fatigue in medical students were examined. A group of 125 healthy second-year medical students completed a questionnaire about fatigue, the Japanese version of the Chalder Fatigue Scale, and the Temperament and Character Inventory. On simple regression analyses, the Temperament and Character Inventory dimension of Harm Avoidance was positively associated with Fatigue scores and those on Self-directedness were negatively associated. Similarly, on multiple regression analyses adjusted for age and sex, scores on the Temperament and Character Inventory dimension of Harm Avoidance were positively associated with Fatigue scores, and those for Self-directedness were negatively associated. These correlations were evident even after adjustment for other Temperament and Character Inventory dimensions. The temperament dimension of Harm Avoidance and the character dimension of Self-directedness were both associated with Fatigue in medical students.
Authors:
Masaaki Tanaka; Kei Mizuno; Sanae Fukuda; Yasuyoshi Watanabe
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychological reports     Volume:  106     ISSN:  0033-2941     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychol Rep     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-07     Completed Date:  2010-07-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376475     Medline TA:  Psychol Rep     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  567-75     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, Osaka City, Osaka 545-8585, Japan. masa-t@msic.med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Fatigue / epidemiology,  psychology*
Female
Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Male
Personality*
Personality Inventory / statistics & numerical data*
Questionnaires
Students, Medical / psychology*,  statistics & numerical data
Temperament
Young Adult

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