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J Dent Educ. 71(12): 1593-1598 2007
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International Dental Education

Personality Types of Chinese Dental School Applicants

Shengjun Wu, Ph.D.; Danmin Miao, Ph.D.; Xia Zhu, Ph.D.; Zhengxue Luo, Ph.D.; Xufeng Liu, Ph.D.

Key words: personality type, dental education, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Submitted for publication 12/06/06; accepted 09/12/07

This his article reports the findings of a study conducted to investigate the personality types of Chinese dental school applicants. The Chinese version of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) (Form G) was used to assess the personality styles of 332 dental school applicants from the mainland of China. The results of the MBTI for Chinese dental school applicants were compared with a previous study of applicants from the U.K. A higher percentage of this group of Chinese applicants scored higher for Introversion (I) than Extroversion (E); both Chinese and English applicants preferred Judging (J) to Perceiving (P). The dominant personality types in Chinese applicants were ISTJ, ESTJ, and ISFP. The findings suggest that the personality types of Chinese dental students may be somewhat different from the personality profiles exhibited by dental students from other nations. The findings may be of value to individuals who desire to investigate personality type differences among dental students with different cultural backgrounds.






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