MadZarac Zoran, Barić Ada, Abdović Slaven, Marić Zeljka
Mostar University School of Medicine, 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Croat Med J. 2003 Feb;44(1):36-40.
To investigate the differences among medical students from two medical schools, one in Zagreb, Croatia, and the other in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in their affinity towards peaceful vs violent way of solving conflicts.
A total of 733 students from the Zagreb and 102 medical students from the Mostar University School of Medicine filled out an anonymous questionnaire during their enrollment into the next academic year. The questionnaire consisted of 10 Likert-type questions with 1-5 answer scale, which were designed to give an illustration of students' attitude towards war. The test score was calculated as the sum of all answers x 2+20. The total score ranged from minimum 40 to maximum 120 points, with a higher score indicating stronger inclination toward peaceful way of solving conflicts.
There was no difference between the mean total scores of Zagreb and Mostar students (66-/+17 and 67-/+18, respectively; p=0.744). The mean score of female students was higher than that of male students (71-/+19 vs 63-/+16; p<0.001) for the whole sample as well as for Zagreb and Mostar samples separately (p<0.001 for both). The average score of 2.3-/+0.9 per question indicated that the students' choice was mostly undecided on war-prone activities. Younger students were more war-prone than older ones (p=0.008 for age, and p=0.024 and 0.013 for comparisons between students in earlier and later academic years). Students from cities that were affected by war but not severely damaged seemed less war-prone than students from cities that were either seriously damaged or not directly affected by war (p=0.032).
Women, older students, and students from cities that were under war threat but not seriously damaged showed to be more morally engaged towards peace.
调查克罗地亚萨格勒布和波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那莫斯塔尔两所医学院的医学生在解决冲突的和平方式与暴力方式偏好上的差异。
萨格勒布的733名学生和莫斯塔尔大学医学院的102名医学生在进入下一学年注册时填写了一份匿名问卷。问卷由10个李克特式问题组成,答案范围为1 - 5分,旨在说明学生对战争的态度。测试分数计算为所有答案之和×2 + 20。总分范围从最低40分到最高120分,分数越高表明倾向于和平解决冲突的意愿越强。
萨格勒布和莫斯塔尔学生的平均总分无差异(分别为66 ± 17和67 ± 18;p = 0.744)。整个样本以及萨格勒布和莫斯塔尔样本中,女生的平均分数均高于男生(分别为71 ± 19和63 ± 16;p < 0.001)。每个问题平均得分为2.3 ± 0.9,表明学生在容易引发战争的活动上大多未作决定。年轻学生比年长学生更容易倾向战争(年龄p = 0.008,早期和后期学年学生比较p = 0.024和0.013)。受战争影响但未严重受损城市的学生似乎比受战争严重破坏或未直接受战争影响城市的学生更不易倾向战争(p = 0.032)。
女性、年长学生以及来自受到战争威胁但未严重受损城市的学生在道德上更倾向于和平。