ArticleAdvances in medical education and practice2026
DISC Personality Traits and Well-Being Among Medical Students in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Cultural Pilot: Cross-Sectional Study.
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This cross-sectional pilot study examined associations between DISC personality traits (Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, Conscientiousness) and psychological well-being among 62 medical students from 10 countries at a private university in Saudi Arabia. Well-being was measured with the WHO-5 well-being index (mean=14.08, SD=4.99) using simplified self-categorization for DISC assessment. Steadiness (69.4%) and Conscientiousness (66.1%) were the most frequently endorsed traits, consistent with patterns observed in other medical trainee populations. No significant associations were found between any DISC trait and WHO-5 well-being scores. Effect sizes were small (Steadiness g=0.43, 95% CI -0.06 to 1.00; Influence g=0.34, 95% CI -0.17 to 0.89), and multivariable regression explained minimal variance (R
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