Correlations between Gallup Clifton Strengths and Personality in Doctor of Pharmacy Students

Abstract

Objectives. To determine whether there is a correlation between Gallup Clifton Strengths Signature Themes and personality traits in Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy students, and if there is a relationship between Clifton Strengths and age or gender.Methods. An online survey was sent to current full-timefirst-through third-year Doctor of Pharmacy students at the McWhorter School of Pharmacy to assess each student's personality traits and collect his or her Gallup Clifton Strengths results. The collected data was analyzed using IBM SPSS version 26and Microsoft Excel. Results. The top five strengths among the 92 responses were Achiever (41.3%), Empathy (27.2%), Harmony (40.2%), Learner (33.7%), and Restorative (30.4%).Females most commonly reported strengths in the Executing and Relationship Building leadership domains, while males most commonly reported strengths in the Influencing and Strategic Thinking leadership domains. The most commonly reported personality traits were Introversion (I), Sensing (S), Thinking (T), and Judging (J). Conclusion.Patterns were observed between student pharmacists' Clifton Strengths results and personality traits. There were differences observed in gender and age range.