Relationship Between the Process of Deciding on a Course at a Medical University and Occupational Identity
- VernacularTitle:医療系大学への進路決定プロセスと入学後の職業的アイデンティティとの関連
- Author:
Yukiko OCHIAI
;
Yoko HONDA
;
Yoshiyuki OCHIAI
;
Kyoko FUJII
;
Nobuhiro TSUKAMOTO
;
Yukari OHASHI
;
Noriko NONOMURA
;
Junko KUROKI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
medical university student;
process of deciding on a course;
occupational identity
- From:Medical Education
2006;37(3):141-149
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Medical university students were divided into 5 types according to the process they used to decide on a course when entering a university, and the relationship between the decision-making process and occupational identity after entering the university was examined. The largest number of students, approximately 50%, were of the “meeting” type, followed in descending order by the “early decision” type, the “changing during 4 years” type, the “deciding at the last moment” type, and the “avoidance” type. There were differences in the frequency of decision-making types among departments, including the nursing department, which showed a large number of students of the “early decision” type. We examined the relationship between the decision-making process and occupational identity after entering the university and found that students of the “early decision” type were stable after entering the university, whereas students of the “avoidance” type had the lowest scores on all 4 subscales of occupational identity. This tendency was seen during the 4 years of university, and the importance of deciding on a course when entering the university was indicated.
