Personality traits and decision-making styles among obstetricians and gynecologists managing childbirth emergencies.

ABSTRACT: The successful management of a childbirth emergency will be dependent on the decision-making of involved obstetricians and gynecologists. Individual differences in decision-making may be explained through personality traits. The objectives of the present study were (I) to describe personality trait levels of obstetricians and gynecologists and (II) to examine the relationship between obstetricians' and gynecologists' personality traits and decision-making styles (Individual, Team and Flow) in childbirth emergencies; also controlling for cognitive ability (ICAR-3), age, sex and years of clinical experience. Obstetricians and gynecologists, members of the Swedish Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology (N = 472) responded to an online questionnaire that included a simplified version of the Fiv

SUBMITTER: Raoust G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10076329 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature