Rasgos de personalidad y su relación con el Síndrome de Burnout en estudiantes de la carrera de Medicina de la Universidad de Cuenca, periodo 2022 - 2023

Abstract

The study of personality and Burnout Syndrome (BS) are recurring topics in mental health that require comprehensive attention to promote the well-being of individuals and ensure an appropriate environment for professional growth and success. The general objective of this research is to determine the relationship between personality traits and Burnout Syndrome in students of the ninth cycle of the redesigning curriculum of the medical career at the University of Cuenca. It is a quantitative approach study, with a non-experimental, transversal and descriptive design. The five-factor reduced NEO inventory (NEO-FFI) was used to assess personality in 52 undergraduate medical students of the University of Cuenca, with an average age of 22.4 years. Also, the Maslach Burnout Inventory Student Survey (MBI-SS) was used to determine the presence of SB. The results show that the predominant personality trait among students presenting SB is neuroticism, which places them in a risk category in terms of mental health. Therefore, it is necessary to implement psychoeducational interventions that strengthen formative and reflective competencies, which are key indicators of well-being during the training of future professionals in the health field.