PROFESSIONAL SELF-ESTEEM AND BEHAVIOR STRATEGY OF FUTURE MEDICAL WORKERS IN PROFESSIONAL CONFLICT SITUATIONS

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of professional self-esteem and behavioral strategies of future mid-level medical workers in professional conflict situations, which is an important condition for their further successful development as medical professionals. The purpose of the empirical study was to identify levels of professional self-esteem and determine strategies for behavior in professional conflict situations of students in grades 1–4 of medical colleges during their professional training. Research methods: theoretical (scientific literature analysis); empirical (modified method “Study of self-esteem”, a method of studying professional conflict situations in the system “medical worker-patient”); mathematical statistics (Spearman’s and Pearson’s correlation coefficient, Fischer’s angular transformation criterion φ*).
Results. The levels of professional self-esteem and the strategies of behavior in professional conflict situations in the system of “medical worker-patient” among the medical college students of
1–4 year of study are empirically studied. It has been found that by the end of professional training in the medical college, the number of students with a high professional self-esteem slightly increases statistically, while the number of students with medium and low professional self-esteem decreases. Differences of behavioral strategies in professional conflict situations in the system of “medical worker-patient” among the medical college students of 1–4 year of study are revealed. There was a statistically significant decrease in the number of students who are aggressive in resolving professional conflict situations, and an increase in the number of students who are characterized by self-defense or weakness, as well as the desire to avoid condemnation. The connection between the professional self-esteem and the strategy of behavior in professional conflict situations of medical college students is traced.
Conclusions. During the professional training of students in the medical college, the levels of professional self-esteem and behavioral strategies in professional conflict situations in the system “medical worker-patient” change somewhat.

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