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Table 5 The personality types and their correlation coefficient illness anxiety score among medical field students

From: The journey of medical field students: uncovering medical student syndrome, personality traits, and their interactions

 

Median (IQR)

Correlation Coefficient

with the Illness anxiety score

P-value

Critical and quarrelsome

2.00 (1.00 to 4.00)

0.09

0.11

Dependable and self-disciplined

6.00 (4.00 to 6.00)

− 0.19

< 0.01

Anxious and easily upset

5.00 (3.00 to 6.00)

0.34

< 0.01

Open to new experiences and complex

4.50 (3.00 to 6.00)

0.01

0.86

Reserved and quiet

5.00 (4.00 to 6.00)

− 0.08

0.18

Sympathetic and warm

6.00 (5.00 to 7.00)

0.17

< 0.01

Conventional and uncreative

4.00 (2.00 to 5.00)

− 0.09

0.14

Disorganized and careless

3.00 (2.00 to 5.00)

0.08

0.16

Calm and emotionally stable

4.00 (3.00 to 5.00)

− 0.27

< 0.01

  1. Bold means significance level at ≤ 0.05.