Park Soowon, Kim Ji Eun, Lee Jun-Young, Shin Jongho
Center for Learning Science & Creative Talent Development, Department of Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Department of English and English Literature, Department of Psychology, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
Korean J Med Educ. 2016 Mar;28(1):17-24. doi: 10.3946/kjme.2016.5. Epub 2016 Jan 27.
Medical and business are one of the most popular majors among students, and both fields require intensive training to reach certain level of expertise. During the development of professionalism, goal can become a crucial role in psychological impetus. The purpose of this study is to compare goal contents, goal characteristics, and effect of goal characteristics on student's major satisfaction between medical and business.
A total of 193 undergraduate students (97 medical students, 96 business students) answered survey questions including goal contents, goal characteristics (goal autonomy, goal attainability, social value of goal) and satisfaction on their majors. Qualitative analysis of goal contents and quantitative analysis of goal characteristics, and their effects on student major satisfaction were performed.
Goal content analysis showed percentage of social concern goal was higher in medical students (25.8%) than business students (6.3%), whereas percentage of wealth goal was higher business students (24.0%) than medical students (3.1%). Among goal characteristics, goal attainability and social value of goal were higher in medical students than business students. In both groups, social value of goal was significantly predict major satisfaction.
Goal contents and goal characteristics are different between medical and business students. Curriculum and educational interventions that concerning students' goal and developing programs to enhance students' social value of goal is necessary.
医学和商学是学生中最受欢迎的专业之一，这两个领域都需要强化训练才能达到一定的专业水平。在职业素养的培养过程中，目标在心理动力方面可能会起到关键作用。本研究旨在比较医学专业和商学专业学生的目标内容、目标特征以及目标特征对专业满意度的影响。
共有193名本科生（97名医学生，96名商学生）回答了包括目标内容、目标特征（目标自主性、目标可实现性、目标的社会价值）以及专业满意度的调查问卷。对目标内容进行定性分析，对目标特征及其对学生专业满意度的影响进行定量分析。
目标内容分析显示，医学生中关注社会目标的比例（25.8%）高于商学生（6.3%），而商学生中追求财富目标的比例（24.0%）高于医学生（3.1%）。在目标特征方面，医学生的目标可实现性和目标的社会价值高于商学生。在两组学生中，目标的社会价值均能显著预测专业满意度。
医学生和商学生的目标内容及目标特征存在差异。有必要开展与学生目标相关的课程和教育干预，并制定提升学生目标社会价值的项目。
