Objectives: To find out the frequency of Type A and Type B personality among the students of Undergraduate Medical College. To find association between student year and personality type.Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted at Undergraduate Medical College, Rawalpindi from Sept. 2012 till Feb. 2013. Among 500 sample size, 100 students from each MBBS year were inducted by probability systematic sampling technique. After taking consent from the institute and students, data was collected on BECK anxiety inventory (BAI) questionnaire. According to BAI scale, students were identified as Type A or B personality. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. To find association between student year and personality type, Chi-square test of significance with 95% confidence level was used.Results: First, second, third, fourth and final year students had 5 (1%), 6 (1.2%), 11 (2.2%), (13 (2.6%) and 19 (3.8%) type A personality respectively. Among all the study participants (n=500), total number of type A was 54 (10.8%) and type B personality students were 446 (89.2%). Type A personality was 29 (11.6%) in female students (n=250) and 25 (10%) in male students (n=250). Association between student year and personality type was significant (p=0.010) at 95% confidence level.Conclusion: Type A personality students existed in every class and there was a gradual increase in the number of type A personality students from 1st year to final year in an undergraduate medical college of Rawalpindi. Significant association was observed in student year and type A personality.doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5541How to cite this:Hisam A, Mahmood Ur Rahman, Mashhadi SF, Raza G. Type A and Type B personality among Undergraduate Medical Students: Need for psychosocial rehabilitation. Pak J Med Sci 2014;30(6):1304-1307. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5541This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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机译：目的：了解本科医学院学生A型和B型人格的频率。方法：2012年9月至2013年2月在拉瓦尔品第大学医学院进行描述性横断面研究。在500个样本量中，通过概率系统归纳了每一MBBS年的100名学生采样技术。在获得研究所和学生的同意后，收集了BECK焦虑量表（BAI）问卷中的数据。根据BAI量表，学生被识别为A型或B型人格。使用SPSS 20版对数据进行分析。为了发现学生年与人格类型之间的关联，使用具有95％置信水平的显着性卡方检验。结果：第一，第二，第三，第四和最后一年的学生有5（1％ ）分别为6（1.2％），11（2.2％），（13（2.6％）和19（3.8％）A型人格。在所有研究参与者中（n = 500），A型总数为54（ B型性格的学生为446（89.2％），B型性格的学生为446（89.2％），女学生（n = 250）为29（11.6％），男学生（n = 250）为25（10％）。年和性格类型在95％的置信水平下具有显着意义（p = 0.010）。结论：每个班级都有A型性格学生，并且从本科第一年到最后一年，A型性格学生的数量逐渐增加拉瓦尔品第医学院。在学生年份和A型人格中发现了显着的关联。doi：http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5541H希萨姆·A，马哈茂德·乌尔·拉赫曼，马什哈迪·SF，拉扎·G。本科医学生的A型和B型人格：需要心理社会康复。 Pak J Med Sci 2014; 30（6）：1304-1307。 doi：http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.306.5541这是根据知识共享署名许可（http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0）的条款分发的开放获取文章，只要适当引用了原始作品，便可以在任何介质中不受限制地使用，分发和复制。
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