STUDY OF THE RATE OF NEUROTICISM AMONG STUDENTS OF INTERNATIONAL AND GEORGIAN MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT PERSONALITY PSYCHOTYPE – A CASE-CONTROL STUDY

The aim of study was to identify the psychological characteristics of students of the international and Georgian medical programs of Tbilisi State Medical University and to determine the relationship between the latter and the neuroticism index, as well as to determine the extent to which this index differs between these two groups of students. The study revealed that neuroticism among international faculty students was significantly higher among foreign students than among local students (OR=17,406; CI=1.11-2.72; p<0.05). Female gender has a protective function among international faculty students (OR=0.46; CI=0.25-0.86; p<0.05). This protective function was particularly evident in ambiverts (OR=0.38; CI=0.17-0.86; p<0.05). None of the surveyed students showed a high score on the lying scale, which confirms the relevance of the results. Based on the above, this study requires continuation, larger-scale research and detailed study of risk factors.