The relationship between decision making and gender roles of students studying in healthcare fields
Citation
Yildirim G, Ertekin Pinar S. (2022). The relationship between decision making and gender roles of students studying in health care fields. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care. 58, 696-705.doi: 10.1111/ppc.12838Abstract
Purpose: To examine the relationship between decision making and gender roles of
students studying in healthcare fields.
Design and Methods: The sample of the study consisted of 357 students studying in
healthcare fields of a university. The data were collected using the Melbourne
Decision Making Questionnaire and the Gender Roles Attitudes Scale (GRAS).
Findings: Students' self‐esteem mean score was 9.41 ± 1.91 and the total GRAS
mean score was 107.57 ± 13.54. There was a statistically significant difference between
GRAS, buck‐passing, and hypervigilance subscales mean scores according to
students' departments (p < 0.05). Self‐esteem and vigilance mean scores of students
were high and they had egalitarian attitudes toward gender roles.
Practice Implications: The attitudes of health professionals are important in ensuring
the participation of patients in their care and treatment decisions.