Comparison of personality traits of altruism among first year medical students and after comprehensive and final year basic science exam in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in 1396-97

Due to the importance of altruism and its known complications and lack of enough information about its status in difference settings, the present study was nducted atin Shahid Beheshti University of
Medical Sciences students, this study was conducted in 7-19771396.

This The present descriptive study was performed on 224 subjects individuals, including 80 first-year subjectsstudents, 74 post-test basic science subjectsstudents, and 70 final year studentssubjects. They were selected by via multistage random sampling. The personality traits of altruism were measured in the 18 five-choice indices in a five-choice range wereof never, sometimes, usually, most frequently, and always measured, and the role of school year, age, gender, etc. were investigated, as well. As related factors in the three altruism categories, Risky risky altruism and simple altruism were statistically analyzed by running chi-square test.

This The current study was performed on 224 medical students in different educational levels. Students stated their altruism as ‘never’ in %30.3 of the cases, ‘stated altruism in %30.3 and sometimes’
in %15.3, and altruism was ‘simple’ in %43 of the cases. Risky dating decreased with age and was lower in women than in men. (P <0.001).

It seems that withas increasing educational level increased, personality type of altruism will increased, and risky altruistic behavior will decreased, and this will be problematic for the patient. This
research recommends exploring the causes and actions needed required to promote the phenomenon of altruism, especially risky altruism.