The Value Priorities of Young Adults who Choose to Pursue a Paramedical Career
Journal Title: New Medicine - Year 2009, Vol 12, Issue 3
Abstract
Aim.The aim was to identify the value system and value priorities of young adults choosing a paramedical profession, because so much depends on how individuals usually relate to general and human values, especially in the case of individuals choosing a caring profession.Material and Methods. We investigated first year students at Semmelweis University Faculty of Health Sciences between 2003 and 2007 using a two-sample value assessment. We used the Values Work Inventory adapted from Donald Super, and after processing the data we illustrated the value preferences of the two samples.Results. The results of the Super-test suggest that altruism is preferred, self-assertion and human relations are highly valued, material essentials are not dominant, and control as a value is not of interest. On the other hand, intellectual stimulation and creativity are overshadowed by the other attributes. This does not really sound promising, while it is also surprising that the priority of the need for safety also seems to have weakened.Conclusions. The most significant conclusion was that at the group level, the suitability of the questioned students for their chosen professions was certified by their career choice motivation, value system and relations to human values.
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Timea Tóth
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