PAPER #61 - Study on the relationship between conscientiousness and vocational interests of students of the faculty of dentistry.

Problem Statement: There is international consensus that there is there is a close connection between conscientiousness as personality trait and occupational interests. The research is based on the theories developed by the Costa and McCrae on personality trait, and by the Holland on vocational interests, taken by Miclea et al. in the platform of the Psychological Evaluation Cognitrom Assessment System (CAS). Aim of Study: The aim of this study was to analize the relationship between conscientiousness, as a personality trait, and vocational interests. This paper study emphasizes the importance of knowing the implication of relationship between conscientiousness, as a personality trait, and vocational interests Holland of students from the final year from the Faculty of Dental Medicine. Research Methods: This study was conducted in july 2015, on a sample of 56 students from the final year from the Faculty of Dental Medicine, Ovidius University of Constanta. Assessments were made at Center of counseling and career guidance within the Ovidius University of Constanta. Assessment tools used in the study are taken from the Platform of Psychological Evaluation Cognitrom Assessment System. Data from the students' questionnaires were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software for MS Windows, version 15.0. The main analysis method used is descriptive statistics test which used to consider the mean level and standard deviation for the variables. Findings: The descriptive statistics test of the obtained results reveal a high positive correlation between conscientiousness, as a personality trait and investigative realistic, and social interests as well as a moderate positive correlation with the enterprising personality type. There was no correlation between conscientiousness, as a personality trait and artistic and conventional interests. Conclusions: These results confirm that all the Dental Medicine graduates meet the requirements relating to occupational interests described by the ideal profile of a dental practitioner. The results of this study will be useful both Center of Counseling and Career guidance from the University to establish a benchmark in terms of the relationship between personality and vocational interests of both current students and the future dental practitioner, as an indicator of profile of its graduates . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]