Saline L M
University of Minnesota, Duluth.
J Dent Hyg. 1991 Mar-Apr;65(3):130-7.
The purpose of this study was (1) to determine the personality characteristics of dental hygiene students, and (2) to determine if dental hygiene students have personality characteristics similar to those of the general population. Students from three non-baccalaureate degree programs were requested to complete a demographic questionnaire and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Eighty-six percent of the 124 students responded. The MBTI data was analyzed using frequency distributions, electivity indices, and chi-square analyses. Individuals categorized as ESFJ (extraversion, sensing, feeling, and judging) and ISFJ (introversion, sensing, feeling, and judging), two of the possible 16 MBTI personality types, comprised 39% of the sample. These two personality types were found in significantly greater numbers in the study population than in a random sample of the general population. People with the ISTJ (introversion, sensing, thinking, and judging), INFP (introversion, intuition, feeling, and perception), and INFJ (introversion, intuition, feeling, and judging) MBTI personality types were found in significantly lesser numbers in the study population than in a random sample of the general population. This suggests that dental hygiene students are not drawn at random from the general population. Self-knowledge, as measured by the MBTI, could prove beneficial for prospective dental hygiene students, students currently enrolled in dental hygiene programs, and educators. Additionally, practicing dental hygienists might find that the MBTI personality assessment results could help them identify career paths in the field that would enhance career fulfillment, thereby increasing the retention of professionals in the field.
（1）确定口腔卫生专业学生的性格特征；（2）确定口腔卫生专业学生是否具有与普通人群相似的性格特征。来自三个非学士学位项目的学生被要求完成一份人口统计学调查问卷和迈尔斯-布里格斯类型指标（MBTI）测试。124名学生中有86%进行了回应。使用频率分布、选择性指数和卡方分析对MBTI数据进行了分析。被归类为ESFJ（外向、实感、情感和判断）和ISFJ（内向、实感、情感和判断）这两种可能的16种MBTI性格类型中的两种的个体，占样本的39%。在研究人群中发现这两种性格类型的人数明显多于普通人群的随机样本。在研究人群中发现具有ISTJ（内向、实感、思维和判断）、INFP（内向、直觉、情感和感知）和INFJ（内向、直觉、情感和判断）MBTI性格类型的人数明显少于普通人群的随机样本。这表明口腔卫生专业学生并非从普通人群中随机抽取。通过MBTI衡量的自我认知可能对未来的口腔卫生专业学生、目前就读于口腔卫生项目的学生以及教育工作者有益。此外，执业口腔卫生师可能会发现，MBTI性格评估结果可以帮助他们确定该领域中能够增强职业成就感的职业道路，从而提高该领域专业人员的留存率。
