Extravert Surgical Resident Applicants Get Higher 360-Degree Evaluations From Coworkers
Pedersen, Hanne LU
; Bäckström, Martin
LU
and Hagelsteen, Kristine
LU
(2024)
In The Journal of surgical research
298.
p.193-200
- Abstract
INTRODUCTION: 360-degree evaluations are used as an assessment in order to identify strengths and weaknesses of, or as a continuous evaluation for, residents. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality and ratings on 360-degree evaluations among surgical residency applicants. A secondary aim was to describe the personality profile of applicants for a surgical residency position.
METHODS: Doctors interviewed for a residency or locum position in general, urology, or pediatric surgery were included. Participants rated their personality on the Neutralized Big Five Inventory. A 360-degree assessment was conducted. Scores from two laparoscopic simulators were used as a measure of technical ability.... (More)
INTRODUCTION: 360-degree evaluations are used as an assessment in order to identify strengths and weaknesses of, or as a continuous evaluation for, residents. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality and ratings on 360-degree evaluations among surgical residency applicants. A secondary aim was to describe the personality profile of applicants for a surgical residency position.
METHODS: Doctors interviewed for a residency or locum position in general, urology, or pediatric surgery were included. Participants rated their personality on the Neutralized Big Five Inventory. A 360-degree assessment was conducted. Scores from two laparoscopic simulators were used as a measure of technical ability. Univariate analyses were used to assess the results. Student's t-test was used to compare personality and Pearson correlations between 360-degree assessment and personality.
RESULTS: Fifty doctors participated: data were complete for 38. Personality profiles showed higher emotional stability, agreeableness, conscientiousness and openness ratings than the norm. Correlations revealed a significant relationship between extraversion and higher scores on the 360-degree assessments. Significant univariate correlations were found between extraversion and the 360-degree assessments, and two of the correlations held up after adjustment for multiple tests. No correlations with performance when using laparoscopic simulators were found.
CONCLUSIONS: Applicants for surgical residency rated significantly higher than the norm in four personality domains. Extraversion correlated with overall higher scores in 360-degree assessments by coworkers. Higher scores were not related to objective measures of technical skill, highlighting the importance of using objective measures for assessment.
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- Pedersen, Hanne
LU
; Bäckström, Martin
LU
and Hagelsteen, Kristine
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2024-06
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Humans, Internship and Residency/statistics & numerical data, Male, Female, Adult, Personality, Extraversion, Psychological, General Surgery/education, Clinical Competence/statistics & numerical data, Laparoscopy/education
- in
- The Journal of surgical research
- volume
- 298
- pages
- 193 - 200
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85190294704
- pmid:38626716
- ISSN
- 1095-8673
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jss.2024.03.016
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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