Investigation of the perception patterns of nurses and physicians according to personality dimensions in five factor theory

Abstract

The aim of this research is to examine nurses and physicians' own occupational groups and their perception of each other according to the personality dimensions based on the adjectives in the Five Factor Personality Theory. This descriptive study was carried out between October-December 2017 and 309 persons (n = 153), nurses n = 156) who agreed to participate in the study in private hospitals operating in the European provinces in Istanbul and allowing them to work. "Personal Information Form" and "Adjective Based Personality Test Scale" were used to gather personal data. The obtained data were analyzed using the SPSS 23 packet program. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistical methods (frequency and percentages), the significance between the two means (Student's t) test and the Mann Whitney U test were used for averages with statistically significant differences from the normal distribution. Physicians and nurses had a mean total score of 2.78 ± 1,542 on the adjectives-based personality test scale, and it was found that they defined the test personality moderately. Moreover, when physicians assessed themselves and the nurses, the mean scores of conscientiousness, softness, responsibility, emotional imbalance, experiential openness subscales and sums of scale were higher than nurses. The difference between physician and nurse professional groups was significant (p <0.05). Personality traits are characteristics that can change with education and social environment, even if they are partly innate. These characteristics are reflected in one's social life and working life and are preventing the establishment of a professional career relationship. The acquisition of a professional qualification of the physician nurse relationship in the health sector is a situation that can affect patient safety and productivity and can be supported with appropriate studies.