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Medical students' assumptions on reaching adulthood
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In this paper we investigate the dimensions of emerging adulthood on medical students. Our aim is to explore special characteristics and possible differentiations between university medical students in comparison with other disciplines. We argue that university is a social context that plays a critical role on the development and shaping the identi...
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... the question "do you think you have reached adulthood" ( Table 1), 38.2% of them chose the answer "yes", 1.8% the answer "no", 50.9% the answers "in some respect yes" and 9.1% "in some respect no". As it can be concluded from the data of other researches in the Greek context (Table 2), the answer "yes", i.e., the clear choice that they feel like adults, ranges between 15.6% and 37.7% for the university students (in the oldest research among them), while the incapability of a clear choice ranges from 59.3% to 80.7% (Kapogiannis, Karalis & Raikou, 2021). ...Similar publications
The school community consists of an environment where every child has the right to participate and share the good of the educational process. In that thinking, students dispose of different needs that have to be satisfied in a context where the values of respect and equality emerge as basic foundations of the instructive environment. Consequently,...
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... It contributes to the young persons' identity formation and the transition from total family dependency to the autonomy of adulthood. Due to the demanding curriculum and increased responsibilities, medical university might boost some features of adulthood (like commitment, responsibility) earlier than other institutions of tertiary education (Raikou & Konstantopoulou, 2021). Nevertheless, we suppose that medical students are especially at risk of quarter-life crisis. ...
... Our findings contribute to the 'university as a social context' concept (Raikou & Konstantopoulou, 2021) according to which university affects the prolonged identity formation and development of independency we call emerging adulthood, and its possible consequence, quarter-life crisis. Some variables relating to pre-school circumstances, students' attitude about medical school, studies and finally future career plans associated with medical students' quarter-life crisis. ...
Background: Quarter-life crisis is the anxiety and discomfort the young might experience at the end of their studies and at the beginning of their career. Objectives: Factors related to medical students’ quarter-life crisis were explored in this study. Methods: in the cross-sectional study, 351 medical students (74.6% female, mean of age: 23.79 years, SD: 1.53 years) filled in the online questionnaire that contained Quarter-life Crisis Questionnaire, International Personality Item Pool version of Big Five markers, and questions about different aspects of medical school. Independent t-test, Mann-Whitney U test and linear regression analysis were performed. Results: Women reported higher quarter-life crisis (t = –3.44, p = 0.001, Cohen’s d = 0.42). Higher quarter-life crisis displayed among those students
who did not apply to medical university right after high school (U = 2865.5, p = 0.03, Cohen’s d = 0.24). Students who would have not applied to medical school again (t = –7.93, p < 0.001, Cohen’s d = 0.90); would have not encouraged their children to apply to medical school (U = 10414.5, p < 0.001, Cohen’s d = 0.57); were uncertain to finish university (t = 6.68, p< 0.001, Cohen’s d = 0.74) showed higher quarter-life crisis. Students who failed at least one term for academic reason (U = 11809.5, p = 0.04, Cohen’s d = 0.23); did not feel to get proper knowledge to accomplish a medical job (t = –3.90, p <0.001, Cohen’s d = 0.54); were not satisfied with their grades (U = 11560.5, p = 0.01, Cohen’s d = 0.27) reported higher quarter-life crisis. Students who did not plan to work in a clinical field and patient care (t =–5.974, p = 0.00, Cohen’s d = 0.93); wanted to work abroad in the future (U = 12931.5, p = 0.00;
Cohen’s d =0.27) had higher quarter-life crisis. Personality traits, such as extraversion (β = –0.20, p < 0.001), conscientiousness (β = –0.10, p = 0.01) were significant negative, neuroticism significant positive predictor of quarter-life crisis (β = 0.61, p < 0.001). Conclusion: The explored variables might be indicators of quarter-life crisis, and can be the basis of university counseling, when medical students’ quarter-life crisis and emerging adulthood is in focus.
... There are various research methods and tools (Raikou, Konstantopoulou, 2021) that could be utilized to examine the significance and potential replication of the areas. Due to the geographic diversification of the research group and the possibility of conducting the study concurrently, a survey method was chosen using a computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI) questionnaire. ...
Purpose: The aim of this article is to present the project monitoring model in the central government administration as a set of interrelated, complementary elements that influence the implementation of strategic projects on a nationwide scale and affect tens of millions of Polish citizens. Design/methodology/approach: Based on a literature review and analysis of the existing system, prospective directions for the monitoring of strategic projects were selected. As a result of this work, a model was created that was assessed for significance and replicability. The most experienced group of experts and practitioners in this field took part in the CAWI survey. Findings: The high level of significance of all areas of the model has been proven and its universal nature has been confirmed, thanks to the possibility of being used in other administrative units. Research limitations/implications: Due to limitations resulting from security procedures for research conducted in central government administration units, only closed questions were used in the research. In the future, the study can be carried out on another, larger population, having previously prepared it appropriately. Practical implications: The practical use of the model in administration units can contribute to increasing transparency, efficiency and automation of planning and implementation of projects. Social implications: Increasing the quality of implemented projects in accordance with the presented model may have a large, positive impact on the final beneficiaries - society, in terms of effective use of public funds, shortened project implementation time, and obtaining project results consistent with expectations. Originality/value: The article presents a new model of project monitoring in central government administration, which may be useful for scientists conducting research in the area of project monitoring and management in other countries. The article falls into the area of projectification of the public sector. Keywords: project management, central government administration, Project Management Office (PMO), significance assessment, feasibility assessment. Category of the paper: Research paper.
... Το Πανεπιστήμιο χαρακτηρίζεται ως το ενδιάμεσο στάδιο μεταξύ της οικογένειας και του ευρύτερου κοινωνικού πλαισίου. Συμβάλλει, δηλαδή, στη μετάβαση από την πλήρη εξάρτηση από την οικογένεια στην εφηβεία στην αυτονομία της ενηλικίωσης (Raikou & Konstantopoulou, 2021). ...
... Σύμφωνα με τα αποτελέσματα άλλων ερευνών που πραγματοποιήθηκαν πρόσφατα, οι εμπειρίες κατά τη διάρκεια των σπουδών τους, όπως είναι η πρακτική άσκηση και το πρόγραμμα κινητικότητας φοιτητών Erasmus, είχαν σημαντικά οφέλη για τους φοιτητές, τόσο στη διαμόρφωση της ταυτότητας τους όσο και στην ανάπτυξη επαγγελματικών δεξιοτήτων (Ράικου & Καραλής, 2020;Ράικου & Φιλιππίδη, 2019 ;Mastora, Panagopoulou & Raikou, 2020). Επίσης, η έγκαιρη ένταξη της πρακτικής άσκησης κατά τη διάρκεια των σπουδών τους, ενισχύει την υπευθυνότητα των νεαρών ενηλίκων (Raikou & Konstantopoulou, 2021). ...
... Ειδικότερα, αναφέρουν ότι η πλειοψηφία των φοιτητών που συμμετείχαν στις παραπάνω έρευνες δεν αισθάνεται εντελώς ενήλικη. Οι φοιτητές που σπουδάζουν σε τμήματα που έχουν πρακτική άσκηση, όπως παιδαγωγικά, επιστήμες υγείας, αναλαμβάνουν κάποιες ευθύνες και δεσμεύσεις και αποκτούν χαρακτηριστικά των ενηλίκων νωρίτερα από τους συνομηλίκους τους (Raikou & Konstantopoulou, 2021). Επιπλέον, μέσω του προγράμματος κινητικότητας φοιτητών Erasmus οι φοιτητές αποκτούν νέες γνώσεις. ...
The aim of this study is to examine how emerging adulthood is achieved in various foreign countries and in Greece as well as the relationship of emerging adulthood with University Pedagogy and the way that University Pedagogy facilitates the teaching methods of higher education teachers. This research was done with the method of systematic literature review. In particular, previous quantitative, qualitative and mixed research was presented on emerging adulthood and University Pedagogy, the relationship that develops between them and the way that University Pedagogy facilitates the teaching method of higher education teachers. According to the literature review, it seems that the emerging adulthood is influenced by the culture, religion and socioeconomic statuses of each country. In addition, it is found that University Pedagogy has several benefits for both students and teachers themselves. Finally, it is observed that the characteristics of emerging adulthood are highlighted more in the light of University Pedagogy. Περίληψη: Σκοπός της παρούσας έρευνας είναι να εξετάσει πώς η αναδυόμενη ενηλικιότητα επιτυγχάνεται σε διάφορες χώρες του εξωτερικού και στην Ελλάδα καθώς και τη σχέση της αναδυόμενης ενηλικιότητας με την Πανεπιστημιακή Παιδαγωγική αλλά και τον τρόπο που η Πανεπιστημιακή Παιδαγωγική διευκολύνει τις μεθόδους διδασκαλίας των τριτοβάθμιων εκπαιδευτικών. Η έρευνα αυτή έγινε με τη μέθοδο της συστηματικής βιβλιογραφικής επισκόπησης. Συγκεκριμένα παρουσιάστηκαν προηγούμενες ποσοτικές, ποιοτικές και μεικτές έρευνες σχετικά με την αναδυόμενη ενηλικιότητα και την Πανεπιστημιακή Παιδαγωγική, τη σχέση που αναπτύσσεται ανάμεσα τους και τρόπο που η Πανεπιστημιακή Παιδαγωγική διευκολύνει την μέθοδο διδασκαλίας των καθηγητών τριτοβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης. Σύμφωνα με τη βιβλιογραφική επισκόπηση που έγινε φαίνεται πως η αναδυόμενη ενηλικιότητα επηρεάζεται από τον πολιτισμό, τη θρησκεία και τις κοινωνικοοικονομικές καταστάσεις της κάθε χώρας. Επιπλέον, διαπιστώνεται πως η Πανεπιστημιακή Παιδαγωγική έχει αρκετά οφέλη και στους φοιτητές και στους ίδιους τους καθηγητές. Τέλος, παρατηρείται πως τα χαρακτηριστικά της αναδυόμενης ενηλικιότητας αναδεικνύονται περισσότερο υπό το πρίσμα της Πανεπιστημιακής
... (Kapogiannis et al., 2021), with a sample of 81 fighter pilot students, four of whom were women. In the third study, which was carried out during 2019-2020, 110 medical students participated, 37 men and 73 women (Raikou & Konstantopoulou, 2021). The fourth quantitative research was carried out during 2020-2021, meaning during COVID quarantine, and the sample was 206 students from the Department of Educational Sciences & Early Childhood Education . ...
... Las variables cognitivas, emocionales y conductuales, se encuentran relacionadas en las creencias de los/as jóvenes sobre la percepción de considerarse adulto (Leme et al., 2021). Raikou y Konstantopoulou (2021) indican que los/as universitarios/as que cursan estudios en carreras con programas de estudios complejos y exigentes manifiestan, antes que sus iguales, características de un adulto emergente. ...
Esta investigación tuvo por objeto analizar la validez de constructo y la fiabilidad de un cuestionario adaptado al español de la escala sobre la percepción acerca de la transición a la edad adulta de Arnett (2001) mediante juicio de expertos, un análisis factorial exploratorio (AFE), para identificar las dimensiones latentes, y análisis factorial confirmatorio (AFC), utilizando el método basado en el modelo de ecuaciones estructurales (SEM). Este modelo estudia la bondad de ajuste para determinar si las varianzas y covarianzas de los datos son consistentes con el modelo diseñado para demostrar que la estructura factorial del instrumento es parsimoniosa y posee buen ajuste. La muestra está formada por 906 estudiantes universitarios, siendo la media de edad de 21 años. El AFE revela una estructura de tres factores responsables del 63,04% de la varianza, los cuales presentan unas saturaciones que oscilan entre α=.67 y α=.89; asimismo, la consistencia interna del global de la escala es muy alta, α= .895. Los valores de los índices de bondad de ajuste del modelo fueron bastante satisfactorios, GFI= .934 y AGFI= .934, el RMSEA= .057 y SRMR= .043. Los resultados sugieren que la escala presenta unas propiedades psicométricas adecuadas pues goza de validez de constructo, de una satisfactoria estructura factorial y de una notable fiabilidad, lo que hace recomendable su uso.
... The members of this generation, in an effort to manage the crisis and the instability that prevails and causes them stress, constantly try to be informed and want to determine their own future. They are informed by the technological means to which they have access and are looking for solutions and for paths that concern their future (Raikou & Konstantopoulou 2021). In short, the characteristics of today's young generation, the Gen Z generation, are more complex than previous generations of young people in this age group. ...
... This is the age between 18-30 years old, when most young people are students, do not have a stable profession and many do not work at all, and are mainly financially supported by their parents. At this point it would be fair to mention that adulthood is determined by other criteria besides age, which are the acceptance of self-responsibility and the initiative of independent decisions, criteria that young people of this age have not yet realized that they have, since the views of their parents still influence them to a great extent (Raikou & Konstantopoulou, 2021). ...
The psychological and emotional impact of remote teaching due to the pandemic on
students is the subject that was investigated in the present study. More specifically,
our aim is to trace the emotions and psychological effects on students, one year after
the start of the emergency remote teaching in universities. A qualitative research
approach to address this topic was chosen, with the use of the semi-structured
interview for data collection/production.The participants were thirty (30) students,
men and women from various universities and departments throughout Greece, who
had taken part in distance teaching and examination. The most important findings of
the research were that the feelings of the students during the interruption of the
educational function were mostly negative, including anxiety, insecurity and fear,
while the general prevailing feelings of students during distance learning were mixed:
sadness and tiredness, but also confidence, security and familiarity. Finally, the
participants’ observations on distance examinations were also mentioned, giving a
useful overview of the remote teaching and learning experience according to students,
one year after.
... The university framework is characterized as an intermediate stage between the family and the wider social context. It contributes, in other words, to the transition from the full family dependency of adolescence to the autonomy of adulthood (Raikou & Konstantopoulou, 2021). ...
... The results of the above research reveal that those experiences during their studies had significant benefits for students, both in shaping their identity and in developing professional and social skills. At the same time, a survey on medical students outlined that the early inclusion of practical exercise during studies, meaning the development of students' professional roles from the beginning of their studies, enhances the responsibility of young adults (Raikou & Konstantopoulou, 2021). Accordingly, another survey on fighter pilots showed that student pilots feel adults in rates at least two times higher than their peers and this should be addressed, on the one hand, to the kind of education they have received and, on the other hand, the feeling of responsibility that is received from their new role (Kapogiannis, Karalis, & Raikou, 2021). ...
... Having the results of those studies in mind, and since we are talking about a period of shaping the identity of the young person, the question is whether the subject of study relates to differences in the dimensions of emerging adulthood (Raikou & Konstantopoulou, 2021). In this study, we are interested in exploring teacher students. ...
In this paper, we investigate the dimensions of emerging adulthood on teacher students and possible divergences to other disciplines. The research was conducted in 2020, with the participation of 206 students of the Department of Educational Sciences and Early Childhood Education at the University of Patras in Greece. The research tool was Arnett's IDEA questionnaire (Inventory of the Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood), adjusted by the researcher. The results confirmed the emerging adulthood characteristics of teacher students, nevertheless, interesting findings were also revealed. It seems that during their studies, teacher students progressively become more conscious, more realist, and more mature, meaning they move slowly towards adulthood.
