Medycyna: powołanie czy kalkulacja? Motywy wyboru studiów medycznych w świetle badań jakościowych
Medicine: vocation or calculation? Motives for choosing medical Studies in the light of qualitative research

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to identify factors motivating young people to choose medical studies and to distinguish in their autonomous motivation and controlled motivation, as outlined by Self-Determination Theory (SDT). The study was conducted using focused group interviews with 92 students from three different medical universities in Poland. All elements distinguished in SDT appeared in the study, i.e., concerning autonomous motivation: intrinsic motivation, with identified themes of the willingness to help, ambition, and pursuit of self-development. Regarding controlled motivation, a theme of prestige linked to introjection was identified, along with several themes related to external regulation.

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