TY - JOUR
T1 - Personality characteristics of students in five health professions
AU - Westbrook, Mary
AU - Nordholm, Lena
AU - Wade, K. J.
AU - Colless, M. C.
AU - Lowy, Eva
PY - 1976
Y1 - 1976
N2 - The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule scores of 130 first year health science students differed significantly from American tertiary norms. Australian students were more nurturant, autonomous, aggressive, succorant and interested in change and heterosexuality while being less dominant, achieving, deferent and orderly. Comparison of the personality profiles of students in five professions showed that the main differences occurred between degree and diploma course students. Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy students were similar. Speech Pathologists were more achieving than Occupational Therapists and less affiliative but more ordered than Physiotherapists. Medical Records Administrators were the most dominant and achieving group and like Nurses showed low affiliation and abasement. Nurses were the most ordered, least consistent group. 1976 Occupational Therapy Australia Limited
AB - The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule scores of 130 first year health science students differed significantly from American tertiary norms. Australian students were more nurturant, autonomous, aggressive, succorant and interested in change and heterosexuality while being less dominant, achieving, deferent and orderly. Comparison of the personality profiles of students in five professions showed that the main differences occurred between degree and diploma course students. Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy students were similar. Speech Pathologists were more achieving than Occupational Therapists and less affiliative but more ordered than Physiotherapists. Medical Records Administrators were the most dominant and achieving group and like Nurses showed low affiliation and abasement. Nurses were the most ordered, least consistent group. 1976 Occupational Therapy Australia Limited
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1440-1630.1976.tb01069.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1440-1630.1976.tb01069.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84990514516
VL - 23
SP - 158
EP - 165
JO - Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
JF - Australian Occupational Therapy Journal
SN - 0045-0766
IS - 4
ER -