Table 2.

Reasons for choosing and rejecting the psychiatry specialty at matriculation

Reason	Choosing psychiatry (Psychiatry major) n = 4610 (no. [%])	Objecting psychiatry (Clinical medicine major) n = 3857 (no. [%])
Personal interest	2748 (59.61)	2273 (58.93)
Family’s suggestion or influence	1289 (27.96)	301 (7.81)
Experience of mental problems of oneself or others	1069 (23.19)	–
Low admission score of psychiatry	520 (11.28)	17 (0.99)
Lack knowledge of psychiatry	72 (1.56)	83 (2.15)
Positive/negative attitudes toward psychiatry	30 (0.65)	163 (4.23)
School	11 (0.24)	117 (3.06)
Other reasons	705 (15.29)	443 (11.67)