Value Orientation Types In Medical Professionals

Abstract

Value system is an internal construct that is related to the “I”- conception. It is being shaped and developed under the impact of internal and external factors.

Materials and Methods. This material studies the value typology in 72 medical persons – doctors, nurses and laboratory assistants.  The study applies the WIS/SVP method – Scale for appraising professional values that includes 63 statements. Results are being analyzed pursuant the value types: creative, calm, ambitious (competitive), tough (brave, physically strong), autonomous (individualistic), social (communicative). Statistical processing applies the program StatGraf - Multiple Variable Analysis.

 Results. The highest number is for the persons with self-orientation (60%), followed by the number of independence orientated persons (53%), challenge orientated persons (50%), orientated to the others persons (46%) and persons with materialistic orientation (40%). Some of the interviewed persons with ambitious profile type possess rather no features of the communicative type (r=-.28, p=0.01). Similar negative correlation is noticed between the calm and communicative value type (r=-.43, p=0.0004) and between the creative and ambitious type (r=-.44, p=0.0002), the creative and tough type (r=-.32, p=0.005). The ambitious type correlates positively with the features of calm value type (r=-.35, p=0.003). Stressgenic professional environment is being proved by the whole study. On these grounds, for more than half of the medical professionals it is exceptionally important to be able to take decisions and to act independently of the others. Autonomy and ambitiousness are connected with the precise goal formation and its realization and in this process no social approval or influence are looked for.

Conclusions. This study of value orientation among medical professionals applying WIS/SVP has an innovative character for Bulgarian conditions. Conclusions permit identification of the specific features in persons employed in hospital environment that make them sustainable and focused on self-improvement.