Investigation of the Relationship between the Patience Levels and Personality Traits of Faculty of Health Sciences Students

Abstract

Aim: This study was conducted descriptively to examine the correlation between the patience levels and personality characteristics of Faculty of Health Sciences students. Materials and Methods: The study was carried out with 420 nursing students in the 2019 - 2020 academic year. The study data was collected using the ‘Socio - demographic Data Collection Form’, ‘Patience Scale’ and ‘Adjective - Based Personality Test’. In evaluation of the data; descriptive statistics, Shapiro - Wilk test, Kruskal Wallis test and Spearman’s Correlation coefficient analysis were used. Results: The students’ Patience Scale score average was 35.24 ± 6.11. In the comparison of the Patience Scale subscales and total score according to grades, no statistically significant difference was found (p > 0.05). There was a significant difference between the Patience Scale and Adjective - Based Personality Test score averages. It was determined that students with personality characteristics such as extroversion, openness to experience, tender - mindedness and responsibility would have higher interpersonal patience, patience in life difficulties and general patience, whereas students with neurotic personality characteristics would have lower patience in daily life, interpersonal patience, patience in life difficulties and general patience. Conclusion: As a consequence; it was seen that there was a significant differentiation between the Patience Scale and Adjective - Based Personality Test score averages.