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What Motivates Medical Students to Engage in Volunteer Behavior During the COVID-19 Outbreak? A Large Cross-Sectional Survey.
Shi, Yu; Zhang, Shu-E; Fan, Lihua; Sun, Tao.
  • Shi Y; School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
  • Zhang SE; School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
  • Fan L; School of Health Management, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
  • Sun T; Department of Health Management and Policy of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Front Psychol ; 11: 569765, 2020.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1058452
ABSTRACT
After the COVID-19 outbreak, the health status of the general population has suffered a huge threat, and the health system has also encountered great challenges. As critical members of human capital in the health sector, medical students with specialized knowledge and skills have positively fought against the epidemic by providing volunteer services that boosted the resilience of the health system. Although volunteer behavior (VB) is associated with individual internal motivation, there is sparse evidence on this relationship among medical students, especially regarding potential mechanisms. Therefore, this study had two main

objectives:

(1) to examine the influence of prosocial motivation (PM) of medical students on their VB; and (2) to verify the chain-mediating role of calling and vocation (CV) as well as social responsibility (SR) in the relationship between PM and VB. Study I a total of 2454 Chinese full-time medical students were invited to complete an online survey. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression analysis. The results demonstrated that PM significantly affected VB in medical students (ß = 0.098, P < 0.001); CV as well as SR chain-mediated the relationship between PM and VB (ß = 0.084, P < 0.001). PM promoted the formation of SR by positively evoking CV of medical students, further resulting in increased VB. Study II A 28 person qualitative interview was conducted. Qualitative data are added to reduce the limitations of online questionnaires. At the same time, we can also critically study the VB of Chinese medical students during COVID-19. The results showed that there were various reasons for medical students to volunteer in the process of fighting against COVID-19, and the experience of volunteer service and the impact on their future life were different. Lastly, the current findings suggest that fostering volunteerism among medical students requires the joint effort of the government, non-profit organizations, and medical colleges.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Front Psychol Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpsyg.2020.569765