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Dokhtabdol-Ravasjani A, Shoorizadeh R, Refahi F, Khorammakan R, Shakertaheri S M, Cheraghi A. Investigating the Relationship between Personality Type and Field of Study with Smoking Addiction in Medical Students. Res Med Edu 2026; 17 (4) :5-14
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Abolfazl Dokhtabdol-Ravasjani 
, Reyhaneh Shoorizadeh , Fatemeh Refahi , Reza Khorammakan , Seyed Mohammadali Shakertaheri , Aryan Cheraghi *
, Reyhaneh Shoorizadeh , Fatemeh Refahi , Reza Khorammakan , Seyed Mohammadali Shakertaheri , Aryan Cheraghi *
Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , aryancheraghi1381@gmail.com
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Introduction: The increasing prevalence of cigarette smoking among people, especially medical students, finding the reason of this behavior is very important. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the relationship of the correspondence between personality type and field of study with smoking among medical students at Iran University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This cross-sectional study utilized a demographic information checklist and Holland's Occupational Personality Questionnaire to employ a survey in 2024. A total of 440 medical students from the third, fourth, and fifth years were selected via the stratified random sampling method. Data were collected in classroom settings by distributing the checklists and questionnaire, and based on the occupational personality traits found in the Holland Personality Code Dictionary, the compatibility of academic field and personality type was assessed by SPSS software version 16.
Results: Out of 402 respondents, 246 (61.2%) were male. Regular cigarette use was reported by 12.4% of participants. Furthermore, 48.7% of students exhibited little to no compatibility between their field of study and personality type. The investigative personality type was the most prevalent, accounting for 36.3% of the sample. There was no significant relationship between personality type and smoking (P=0.337). Moreover, the correspondence between personality type and field of study exhibited no significant relationship with smoking addiction (P=0.361).
Conclusion: While the study did not uncover a significant link between personality type and field of study with smoking, and given that about half of the students had little or no match between their personality type and their field of study also, impact of job dissatisfaction on quality of life and tendency to smoking,it is suggested that personality assessments tests, such as Holland’s, was used for selecting students in academic field . Moreover, universities by adopting policies and various awareness programs aimed at reducing smoking behavior among students.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
curriculum, Educational Planning
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