Personality traits, emotional intelligence and decision-making styles in Lebanese universities medical students

BMC Psychology

Rola El Othman¹  Souheil Hallit²  Rabih Hallit²  Radwan El Othman²  Sahar Obeid³ 

[1] Department of Pediatrics, Bahman Hospital;Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK);Research and Psychology departments, Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross;

关键词: Personality traits;    Big five;    Decision-making;    Decision-making style;    Emotional intelligence;    Medical students;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40359-020-00406-4

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background This study aims to assess the impact of personality traits on emotional intelligence (EI) and decision-making among medical students in Lebanese Universities and to evaluate the potential mediating role-played by emotional intelligence between personality traits and decision-making styles in this population. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted between June and December 2019 on 296 general medicine students. Results Higher extroversion was associated with lower rational decision-making style, whereas higher agreeableness and conscientiousness were significantly associated with a higher rational decision-making style. More extroversion and openness to experience were significantly associated with a higher intuitive style, whereas higher agreeableness and conscientiousness were significantly associated with lower intuitive style. More agreeableness and conscientiousness were significantly associated with a higher dependent decision-making style, whereas more openness to experience was significantly associated with less dependent decision-making style. More agreeableness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism were significantly associated with less spontaneous decision-making style. None of the personality traits was significantly associated with the avoidant decision-making style. Emotional intelligence seemed to fully mediate the association between conscientiousness and intuitive decision-making style by 38% and partially mediate the association between extroversion and openness to experience with intuitive decision-making style by 49.82 and 57.93% respectively. Conclusion Our study suggests an association between personality traits and decision-making styles. The results suggest that EI showed a significant positive effect on intuitive decision-making style and a negative effect on avoidant and dependent decision-making styles. Additionally, our study underlined the role of emotional intelligence as a mediator factor between personality traits (namely conscientiousness, openness, and extroversion) and decision-making styles.

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