Intra-and intercultural comparisons of the personality profiles of medical students in Argentina and the United States. From: Adolescence | Date: September 22, 2002| Author: Erdmann, James B.; Hojat, Mohammadreza; Raimondo, Roberto; Rimoldi, Horacio J. A. | COPYRIGHT 2002 Libra Publishers, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This study was designed to compare the personality profiles of medical students in Argentina and the United States. The ultimate purpose of the research was to study the value of personality measures in predicting academic and professional performances. Participants were 421 medical students in Argentina (254 women, 167 men) and 623 medical students in the United States (207 women, 416 men). Eight personality measures were administered: Perception of Stressful Life Events, Test Anxiety; Gen...

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