Coco Lisa Karolin, Heidler Petra, Fischer Holger Adam, Albanese Valeria, Marzo Roy Rillera, Kozon Vlastimil
Equine Hospital "Tierärztliches Kompetenzzentrum für Pferde Grosswallstadt", 63868 Grosswalstadt, Germany.
Department of Public Health, St. Elizabeth University of Health and Social Work, 811 02 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2023 Oct 30;13(11):898. doi: 10.3390/bs13110898.
Being characterized by high numbers of physical and mental health issues, the veterinary sector faces some negative peculiarities compared to other professions. To evaluate and possibly improve employees' well-being and to reward according to individual motivation, managing staff and the profession in general must understand every individual's motivation. Defining the motivation of veterinary professionals in a multidisciplinary way can be the first step in increasing the well-being of employees. To assemble current theories of work motivation and adapt and extend them to serve the veterinary profession, basic knowledge of the classical general psychological motivational theories and work motivational theories is inevitable. The authors aimed to illustrate the different motivational theories' key aspects and historical evolution to provide veterinary personnel with broad knowledge. In addition, the availability of already existing literature should be evaluated. A scoping review was performed. Methodological, empirical, review, and theoretical articles were evaluated. Only a minority of the studies (1.3%) evaluated motivational theories in veterinary health care. This reflects that there is a need for research in this field. Still, it is illustrated that the veterinarian profession would benefit from the implementation of general psychological as well as motivational work theories.
兽医行业存在大量身心健康问题，与其他职业相比面临一些负面特性。为了评估并可能改善员工的幸福感，并根据个人动机给予奖励，管理人员以及整个行业必须了解每个人的动机。以多学科方式界定兽医专业人员的动机可能是提高员工幸福感的第一步。要汇集当前的工作动机理论并对其进行调整和扩展以服务于兽医行业，经典的一般心理动机理论和工作动机理论的基础知识是必不可少的。作者旨在阐述不同动机理论的关键方面和历史演变，为兽医人员提供广泛的知识。此外，还应评估现有文献的可得性。进行了一项范围综述。对方法学、实证、综述和理论文章进行了评估。只有少数研究（1.3%）评估了兽医保健中的动机理论。这反映出该领域需要开展研究。不过，研究表明兽医行业将受益于一般心理学以及工作动机理论的应用。
