title: Personality and social adjustment of medical cadets, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine personality and ability of social adjustment of medical cadets, Phramongkutkao College of Medicine. In addition, the factors influencing social adjustment in these medical cadets were evaluated.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study population consisted of 45 medical cadets in their second year of a 6-year medical curriculum of Phramongkutkao College of Medicine. All study medical cadets gave written informed consent. The medical cadets completed a baseline assessment including a standardized questionnaire for general information and social adjustment. Personality traits were determined by a standard personality test, the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The personalities of medical cadets were in between reserved and outgoing socially aware, concerns, shrewd and practical. The ability of social adjustment in these medical cadets was high. Social adjustment was significantly different between medical cadets who received different scholarships. Social adjustment of the medical cadets was positively correlated with personalities: factor C (emotionally stable), factor I (sensitivity), factor G (group conformity), factor H (social boldness), and factor Q3 (self-control), but negatively correlated with factor M (abstractedness), and factor Q2 (self-sufficiency).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study presents the unique personalities of medical cadets. Social adjustment is significantly different between medical cadets with different source of scholarships. Longitudinal study of the influence of personality and social adjustment on academic performance needs to be performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Tassana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jaichumchuen
authors.forename: Sirinapa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jarmornmarn
authors.forename: Saovanee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leelayoova
authors.forename: Mathirut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mungthin
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002416:Cattell Personality Factor Questionnaire; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010551:Personality; D012577:Schools, Medical; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult