Personal effectiveness of physicians in a federal health organization

Abstract

CONTRASTING HIGH (N = 156) AND LOW (N = 156) CRITERION GROUPS OF UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE PHYSICIANS WERE IDENTIFIED ON THE BASIS OF SPONTANEOUS COMMENTS ABOUT PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS APPEARING IN SUPERVISORS' EFFICIENCY REPORTS. THE 2 GROUPS WERE COMPARED ON PERSONALITY INVENTORIES AND OTHER MEASURES. SIGNIFICANT GROUP DIFFERENCES (.10 LEVEL OR BELOW) WERE FOUND ON PERSONALITY INVENTORY SCALES, AN EMPLOYMENT SELECTION INTERVIEW, SCORES DERIVED FROM A REGRESSION EQUATION FOR THE CPI FOUND TO BE PREDICTIVE OF PERFORMANCE IN MEDICAL SCHOOL, SCORED SECTIONS OF SUPERVISORY EFFICIENCY REPORTS, AND IN ATTITUDES ABOUT THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION. THE GROUPS DID NOT DIFFER ON MEASURES OF APTITUDE, ACHIEVEMENT, CREATIVITY, AND VALUES. DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CONTRASTING GROUPS WERE DEVELOPED FROM THE DISCRIMINATING PERSONALITY INVENTORY SCALES. THE TYPE OF PERSONALITY CRITERION EMPLOYED CAN BE USED WITH OTHER OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS. (25 REF.) (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)