An Application of Q Methodology onThe Psychological Motivation to Become a Physician:A Case of National Taiwan University School of Medicine

• Main Authors: Pei-Yi Chao, 趙佩儀
• Other Authors: 唐代彪
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/33555543481207944599

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 國家發展研究所 === 99 === The physician is the most important occupation because he plays an important role to take care human life. Professional and Medicinal ethics are also major values anticipated by society. The physician takes on a significant responsibility because the career is unique and different from all others.To understand why medical students want to become physicians is the major issue of this study. This study uses Q Methodology to unveil the psychological motivation of medical students. Q Methodology is a method used for the scientific study of human subjectivity. It has the strengths of both qualitative and quantitative methods. Application of Q Methodology is very suitable for exploring the career motivation of medical students. This study uses panel study and purposive sampling. The researcher recruited 32 National Taiwan University School of Medicine first and second year students attending this research. Finally the result concluded four categories of motivation: （1）Value of Occupation （2）Interest in Research （3）Family Background （4）Decision of Parents These classifications not only can be used to derive the major values of medical students, but also can provide the understanding of their motivation to become physicians.