Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.24141/1/10/1/3
RESEARCH ON PROFESSIONAL INTENTIONS AND ADAPTABILITY OF MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS
Zlatka Kozjak Mikić
orcid.org/0000-0001-6187-6960
; Zdravstveno učilište, Medvedgradska 55, Zagreb
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Abstract
The paper aims to examine the professional intentions and different aspects of the professional adaptability of medical school students. 350 students participated in the research, and the following instruments were used: Croatian versions of the CAAS, IPIP-20 scales and a questionnaire compiled for the purposes of this research. The data were analised with t-tests, analysis of variance and regression analysis. Students whose professional intention is to continue their education at faculties related to their high school occupation have higher professional adaptability (t(324)=3.88, p<.000), they are more satisfied with their high school occupation (t(324)=7.22, p<.000), it is easier for them to make a decision about their professional future (t(324)=5.55, p<.000) and they achieve a higher score on the trait conscientiousness (t(324)=3.62, p<.000) compared to students with different professional intentions. Students who intend to enter the labor market immediately after high school have higher conscientiousness than the group of students who intend to continue their education outside the medical field (F(2/173)=5.18, p<.000) and have higher control over their career path compared to the group of students who are still undecided (F(2/173)=3.66, p<.005). Compared to both groups, their emotional stability is higher (F(2/173)=5.72, p<.000), they are more satisfied with their chosen high school profession (F(2/173)=40.04, p<.000) and perceive making a decision about the professional future easier (F(2/173)=45.02,p<.000). 39% of the variance of the criterion variable Professional adaptability (R²=0.39, F(7/342)=32.07, p<.000) can be explained by predictors: personality traits, satisfaction with the chosen high school occupation and the perception of the demands of making a decision about the professional future. A significant independent contribution is made by the predictors conscientiousness, intellect, satisfaction with the chosen high school profession and the perception of the demands of making a decision about the professional future, and the biggest one is by conscientiousness. The results complement previous knowledge about the professional adaptability of adolescent students in the specific context of health professions.
Keywords
professional intentions, professional adaptability, medical school students
Hrčak ID:
318236
URI
Publication date:
21.6.2024.
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