Department of Education and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, 14/16 Litewska Street, 00-581, Warsaw, Poland.
Department of Health Promotion, Faculty of Physical Culture and Health Promotion, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland.
BMC Public Health. 2022 Aug 4;22(1):1485. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13907-1.
Decision-making skills are considered crucial life skills that condition proper social functioning within groups (i.e., support authentic leadership skills and increasing one's chances of success and wellbeing in life). Nonetheless, the number of scientific papers addressing the role of life skills in developing authentic leadership skills in public health students is limited. The aim of the present study was to develop a theoretical model to determine the role of selected life skills in developing authentic leadership skills in public health students.
The study was conducted from January 16 through February 28, 2018. In total, 653 students undertaking in-service training in Master's degree programs qualified for the study, and complete data sets were obtained from 329 students (response rate 50.38%). The data were collected by means of a paper questionnaire. Four research tools were used in the study: The Authentic Leadership Self-Assessment Questionnaire, The Moral Foundations Questionnaire, The General Self-Efficacy Scale, and The Youth Leadership Life Skills Development Scale.
Two subgroups were identified among the public health students in the study: 1) the extra life skills training group (N = 113) and 2) the no extra life skills training group (N = 216). Both groups of study participants did not differ significantly in terms of age (M (SD): 25.0 (3.89) vs. 25.0 (3.66); t = 0.068, P = 0.946). On the other hand, clear differences were observed in the case of the respondents' participation in voluntary service. The respondents from the extra life skills training group declared participation in voluntary activities less frequently than the respondents from the second identified group (48.7 vs. 31.9%).
A verified theoretical model showed that course aimed at strengthening authentic leadership competences should be modular, should focus on self-improvement and critical reflection, and should be spread over time to enable and encourage each participant to grow and flourish at their own pace.
决策技能被认为是至关重要的生活技能，它影响着个人在群体中的正常社交能力（即支持真正的领导能力，并增加个人在生活中取得成功和幸福的机会）。然而，目前关于生活技能在培养公共卫生专业学生的真正领导能力方面作用的科学文献数量有限。本研究的目的是建立一个理论模型，以确定选定的生活技能在培养公共卫生专业学生的真正领导能力方面的作用。
该研究于 2018 年 1 月 16 日至 2 月 28 日进行。共有 653 名参加硕士学位课程在职培训的学生符合研究条件，从 329 名学生（应答率为 50.38%）中获得了完整的数据集。数据是通过纸质问卷收集的。本研究使用了四种研究工具：真实领导力自我评估问卷、道德基础问卷、一般自我效能感量表和青年领导力生活技能发展量表。
在研究中的公共卫生学生中确定了两个亚组：1）额外生活技能培训组（N=113）和 2）无额外生活技能培训组（N=216）。两组研究参与者在年龄方面没有显著差异（M（SD）：25.0（3.89）与 25.0（3.66）；t=0.068，P=0.946）。另一方面，在参与者参与志愿服务方面观察到了明显的差异。来自额外生活技能培训组的受访者比第二组受访者更不频繁地宣布参与志愿活动（48.7%对 31.9%）。
经过验证的理论模型表明，旨在加强真实领导力能力的课程应该是模块化的，应该侧重于自我提升和批判性反思，并应随着时间的推移展开，以促进和鼓励每个参与者按照自己的节奏成长和发展。
