Individual and Psychological Characteristics of Medical University Students with Risk Appetite

Abstract

The article analyses the individual psychological characteristics of medical university students with different levels of risk appetite. Personal characteristics were determined using the D. Keirsey method (adapted by B.V. Ovchinnikov, K.V. Pavlov, I.M. Vladimirova, E.P. Ilyin); the risk propensity was revealed using the Schubert method (PSK). As per the risk appetite questionnaire, students were divided into three groups: high, medium, and low-risk appetite. The authors found that the leading characteristics of the personality of students with a high propensity to take risks are extraversion, intuition, ethics of emotions, rationality (ENFJ). Statistical processing of the results was carried out using the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient for correlation analysis. Data processed using SPSS 21.0 software. The obtained research data can be used in the work of practical psychologists of educational institutions for career guidance activities for students graduating from a medical university.