Big-5 Personality Traits in Medical and Dental Students of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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Sofia Shehzad, Zainab Waheed, Hira Butt, Afaq Farooq, Nauman Rauf Khan, Kamran Khan

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The purpose of this study was to assess the personality traits of medical and dental students of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP),
Pakistan. It was a cross-sectional study conducted in all the medical and dental institutes of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. 2000
students were selected through the random sampling technique. Both the genders and all professional years of MBBS and BDS
students participated in the study. Inform consent was taken from the students. The data was recorded and analyzed by using SPSS
version 26.0. The results showed that the score for the personality trait of agreeableness was statistically significantly higher for
undergraduate dental students in comparison to medical students (U=388001.000, p=≤0.001). The personality trait of Neuroticism,
it was seen that the scores were statistically significantly higher in undergraduate medical students as compared to dental students
(U=348662.500, p=≤0.001. It was concluded that Neuroticism was more in the medical and dental students of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa. There should be some programs for the personality development of the students.

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