Ebelik Öğrencilerinin Mesleğe Ait Görüşleri ile Mesleki Aidiyet Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişki

Öz

Bu tanımlayıcı, korelasyonel ve kesitsel çalışma, ebelik öğrencilerinin ebelik mesleğine ilişkin görüşleri ile mesleki aidiyet düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini Karabük Üniversitesinde öğrenim gören 478 ebelik öğrencisi oluşturmuştur. Tam sayım yaklaşımıyla uygun tüm öğrenciler çalışmaya davet edilmiş ve araştırma gönüllü 215 öğrenci ile tamamlanmıştır (katılım oranı: %45,0). Veriler Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu, öğrencilerin eğitim ve mesleğe ilişkin görüşlerini değerlendiren tanımlayıcı form ve Ebelik Aidiyet Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Analizler SPSS 22.0 kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Öğrencilerin yaş ortalaması 20,71 ± 1,79 yıl olup %44,7’si ebelik bölümünü ilk beş tercihi arasında belirtmiş, %78,6’sı bölümü kazandığında sevindiğini ifade etmiştir. Ebelik eğitiminden memnuniyet ile profesyonel ve otonom bakış açısı arasında pozitif ve orta düzeyde ilişki bulunmuştur (r = 0,368; p < 0,001). Mesleki aidiyet; ebelik eğitiminden memnuniyet (r = 0,239; p < 0,001) ve profesyonel ve otonom bakış açısı (r = 0,138; p = 0,043) ile pozitif ancak zayıf düzeyde ilişkili bulunmuştur. Eğitimin mesleki bakış açısına etkisi ile incelenen diğer değişkenler arasında anlamlı ilişki saptanmamıştır. Dördüncü sınıf öğrencilerinin ebelik eğitiminden memnuniyet puanları birinci sınıf öğrencilerinden daha yüksektir. Mesleki aidiyet ayrıca yaş ile zayıf düzeyde ilişkili bulunmuştur. Bulgular, eğitim memnuniyeti, mesleki algılar ve bazı öğrenci özelliklerinin mesleki aidiyetle ilişkili olduğunu göstermektedir; ancak kesitsel tasarım nedensel çıkarıma olanak vermemektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Ebelik
• Mesleki Özerklik
• Öğrenciler
• Mesleki Rol.

Destekleyen Kurum

Bu araştırma için herhangi bir mali destek alınmamıştır.

Etik Beyan

Çalışma, Karabük Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Araştırmaları Etik Kurulu'nun 11 Mayıs 2022 tarihli 2022/04-31 sayılı kararı uyarınca etik onay alınarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma, Helsinki Bildirgesi prensiplerine uygun olarak yürütülmüştür. Çalışmaya katılım gönüllülük esasına dayanmaktadır.

The Relationship Between Midwifery Students’Views of the Profession and Their Levels of Professional Belonging

Öz

This descriptive and correlational cross-sectional study examined the relationship between midwifery students’ views of the midwifery profession and their levels of professional belonging. The study population comprised 478 midwifery students at Karabük University. A total-enumeration approach was used; all eligible students were invited to participate, and the study was completed with 215 students who volunteered to participate (response rate: 45.0%). Data were collected using a Demographic Information Form, a descriptive questionnaire assessing students’ views of their education and the profession, and the Midwifery Belonging Scale. Analyses were performed using SPSS 22.0. The mean age of the students was 20.71 ± 1.79 years, 44.7% ranked midwifery among their first five programme choices, and 78.6% reported being happy when admitted to the programme. Satisfaction with midwifery education was moderately and positively correlated with a professional and autonomous perspective (r = 0.368, p < 0.001). Professional belonging was weakly and positively correlated with satisfaction with midwifery education (r = 0.239, p < 0.001) and with a professional and autonomous perspective (r = 0.138, p = 0.043). The perceived impact of education on professional perspective was not significantly correlated with these variables. Fourth-year students had higher satisfaction with midwifery education than first-year students. Professional belonging was also weakly associated with age. These findings indicate that educational satisfaction, professional perceptions, and selected student characteristics are associated with professional belonging; however, the cross-sectional design does not permit causal inferences.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Midwifery
• Professional Autonomy
• Professional Belonging
• Professional Role
• Students.

Destekleyen Kurum

No financial support was received for this research.

Etik Beyan

Ethical approval was obtained pursuant to Decision No. 2022/04-31 of the Karabük University Ethics Committee for Social and Humanities Research, dated May 11, 2022. The research was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Participation in the study was voluntary.

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