Table 5.

Multivariable regression analysis of influential factors for psychiatry career choice among psychiatry major students

	n	Choice (no. [%])	OR (95% CI)	p
Demographic characteristic
Gender
Male	1742	839 (48.20)	reference
Female	2868	1716 (59.90)	1.50 (1.30–1.68)	<  0.001
Grade
Freshman	946	470 (49.70)	reference
Low grade	3146	1748 (55.60)	1.11 (0.78–1.57)	0.507
High grade	517	337 (65.20)	1.13 (1.07–1.21)	<  0.001
Learning stage
Basic knowledge learning	3949	2106 (53.30)	reference
Externship	436	296 (67.90)	1.74 (1.32–2.31)	<  0.001
Clerkship	225	153 (68.00)	1.99 (1.28–3.08)	0.002
Reasons for choosing psychiatry major at matriculation
Personal interest
No	1862	828 (44.50)	reference
Yes	2748	1775 (64.60)	2.12 (1.87–2.40)	<  0.001
Experience of mental problems of oneself or others
No	3541	1846 (53.50)	reference
Yes	1069	677 (63.30)	1.33 (1.28–1.56)	0.001
Family’s suggestion or influence
No	3321	1934 (55.70)	reference
Yes	1289	691 (61.37)	1.25 (1.08–1.46)	0.004
Lack knowledge of psychiatry
No	4538	2534 (55.80)	reference
Yes	72	21 (29.60)	0.49 (0.29–0.85)	0.010
Low admission score of psychiatry
No	4090	2323 (56.80)	reference
Yes	520	220 (42.30)	0.80 (0.63–0.97)	0.045
General considerations when thinking about career specialty
Work-life balance
Not important	876	486 (55.50)	reference
Important	3623	2060 (56.90)	1.15 (1.04–1.26)	0.006
Content of specialty
Not important	922	483 (52.40)	reference
Important	3577	2063 (57.70)	1.10 (1.00–1.19)	0.041
Level of educational debt
Not important	2270	1360 (59.90)	reference
Important	2229	1186 (53.20)	0.90 (0.84–0.98)	0.006
Length of residency training
Not important	1685	1000 (59.30)	reference
Important	2813	1546 (54.90)	0.93 (0.85–1.01)	0.226
Leadership potential
Not important	2261	1333 (59.00)	reference
Important	2244	1219 (54.30)	0.87 (0.80–0.94)	0.001
Stigma scale (continuous variable)			1.05 (1.03–1.07)	<  0.001
ATP-22 (continuous variable)			1.03 (1.02–1.04)	<  0.001

ATP Attitudes Toward Psychiatry