[Creativity and personality analysis in 302 medical students using personality questionnaires].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the creativity of medical students and study their personality characteristics using personality questionnaires.


METHODS
This investigation was conducted among 310 medical students using 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ).


RESULTS
A total of 302 students completed the questionnaires. The male and female students showed significant differences in two sub-factors with similar creativity. Four subfactors were identified to positively or inversely correlate to the creativity. The number of male students without either high or low scores was greater than that of female students. The incidences of abnormal scores in 16PF showed significant difference between students with typical EPQ scores and those with atypical scores for introversion-extroversion.


CONCLUSIONS
These medical students do not show high creativity in this study. Compared with the male medical students, the female students are more likely to have extroverted personality, and their scores for 16 basic personality factors easily exceed the normal ranges, suggesting the necessity of mental health education. The students with at least 5 abnormal scores in 16PF may show a typical introversion-extroversion personality, and individual psychological counseling can be considered when necessary.
Wang
Ya-Ping
YP
Department of Psychiatry, Second Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. wyp63@hotmail.com
Tian
Yuan
Y
Liu
Ling
L
Ma
Xin-Xin
XX
Deng
Yong-Ning
YN
D002681:China; D003405:Creativity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult