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Does the Stage of University Education Differentiate Midwifery Students in Terms of Their Behaviors in Certain Situations and Sense of Self-Efficacy?

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  • Grażyna J. Iwanowicz-Palus

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 4–6 Staszica St., 20-081 Lublin, Poland)

  • Justyna J. Krysa

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 4–6 Staszica St., 20-081 Lublin, Poland)

  • Agnieszka Palus

    (Medical Center in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, 2 Miodowa St., 05-100 Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Poland)

  • Mateusz Cybulski

    (Department of Integrated Medical Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Bialystok, 7A Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie St., 15-096 Bialystok, Poland)

  • Magdalena Korżyńska-Piętas

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 4–6 Staszica St., 20-081 Lublin, Poland)

  • Agnieszka Bień

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, 4–6 Staszica St., 20-081 Lublin, Poland)

Abstract

Midwifery students’ behaviors in relevant spheres of their lives, as well as their sense of self-efficacy, can affect the process of training in the midwifery profession. The aim of the study was to determine the behaviors of students in Poland, assessed in a situational context, as well as their sense of self-efficacy in correlation with these behaviors at different levels of education in the midwifery profession. The study group included first- and third-year bachelor’s degree (BS) midwifery students, as well as master’s degree (MS) midwifery students. The survey was conducted on 1031 students. The ‘Inventory for Personality Assessment in Situations’ (IPS) and the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) were used in the study. The largest group of students that were categorized as having problematic profiles was observed in the social-communicative domain, which indicates the necessity of introducing corrective and therapeutic actions concerning their interpersonal relations. The leading trait in the social-communicative domain among the BS students was sensitivity to frustration. The lowest self-confidence was observed among the third-year BS students. The average result of generalized self-efficacy among all the respondents was M = 28.36 (SD = 4.41), which indicates the average level of the obtained results. Students at different stages of midwifery programs demonstrate different behaviors when assessed in the situational context.

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  • Grażyna J. Iwanowicz-Palus & Justyna J. Krysa & Agnieszka Palus & Mateusz Cybulski & Magdalena Korżyńska-Piętas & Agnieszka Bień, 2022. "Does the Stage of University Education Differentiate Midwifery Students in Terms of Their Behaviors in Certain Situations and Sense of Self-Efficacy?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-12, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:18:p:11427-:d:912085
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    1. Fanny López-Alegría & Juan Carlos Oyanedel & Gonzalo Rivera-López, 2020. "Burnout Syndrome in Chilean Midwifery Students," SAGE Open, , vol. 10(1), pages 21582440209, January.
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