Study of work value and its relation with vocational interest types among medical college students

Abstract

Objective To explore the work value and its relation with vocational interest types among medical college students.Methods 352 medical college students were investigated by the Work Value Inventory and Medical Vocational Interest Inventory,and the results were analyzed statistically.Results The five highest scores of the work value items were 4.51±0.87,4.34±0.79,4.03±0.90,3.96±0.91,and 3.88±0.55,respectively.Among them,the factor of individual growth and development was the most important follows by the factor of compensation and reward,which had significant differences compared with the factor of social status and reputation included the five lowest scored items(P<0.01,P<0.05).There was no significant difference between male and female,while there were differences among students in various subjects and students with different occupational interest types.Conclusion The factor of individual growth and development is more important than other factors when medical student selecting vocation,and the vocational interest type has effect on the work value. Key words: Vocational interest type; Work value; Vocational selecting; Medical students