TY - JOUR
T1 - Medical specialty choice and well-being at work
T2 - Physician's personality as a moderator
AU - Mullola, Sari
AU - Hakulinen, Christian
AU - Gimeno Ruiz de Porras, David
AU - Presseau, Justin
AU - Jokela, Markus
AU - Vänskä, Jukka
AU - Paunio, Tiina
AU - Elovainio, Marko
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis. © 2018, © Sari Mullola, Christian Hakulinen, David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras, Justin Presseau, Markus Jokela, Jukka Vänskä, Tiina Paunio and Marko Elovainio.
PY - 2019/5/4
Y1 - 2019/5/4
N2 - We examined whether physicians' personality traits moderate the association between medical specialty and well-being at work. Nationally representative sample of Finnish physicians (n = 2,815; 65% women; aged 25–72 years in 2015) was used. Personality was assessed with the shortened Big Five Inventory. Indicators of well-being at work were measured with scales from Work Ability Index, General Health Questionnaire, Jenkins' Sleep Problems Scale and Suicidal Ideation. Higher extraversion, openness to experience and agreeableness showed as personality traits beneficial for higher well-being at work among person-oriented specialties whereas higher conscientiousness but lower openness and agreeableness showed as personality traits beneficial for higher well-being at work among technique-oriented specialties. The role of neuroticism remains minor in general. Physicians' personality traits may moderate the association between medical specialty and well-being at work.
AB - We examined whether physicians' personality traits moderate the association between medical specialty and well-being at work. Nationally representative sample of Finnish physicians (n = 2,815; 65% women; aged 25–72 years in 2015) was used. Personality was assessed with the shortened Big Five Inventory. Indicators of well-being at work were measured with scales from Work Ability Index, General Health Questionnaire, Jenkins' Sleep Problems Scale and Suicidal Ideation. Higher extraversion, openness to experience and agreeableness showed as personality traits beneficial for higher well-being at work among person-oriented specialties whereas higher conscientiousness but lower openness and agreeableness showed as personality traits beneficial for higher well-being at work among technique-oriented specialties. The role of neuroticism remains minor in general. Physicians' personality traits may moderate the association between medical specialty and well-being at work.
KW - medical specialty
KW - personality traits
KW - psychological distress
KW - well-being at work
KW - work ability
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U2 - 10.1080/19338244.2018.1448355
DO - 10.1080/19338244.2018.1448355
M3 - Article
C2 - 29522380
AN - SCOPUS:85044792320
SN - 1933-8244
VL - 74
SP - 115
EP - 129
JO - Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health
JF - Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health
IS - 3
ER -