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The gradual development of moral judgment in medical students with defining issues test(DIT) : in Inje medical students

  • Journal of the Korea Bioethics Association
  • 2008, 9(2), pp.57-77
  • Publisher : The Korean Bioethics Association
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research

권혜미 1 김병진 1 김성록 1 김영민 1 문정휘 1 박민우 1 박종욱 1

1인제대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

Objective This study is about the moral judgment in medical students. And the purpose of this study is laying the foundation for developing it. Methods In this cross-sectional research, we measured moral judgment of students in Inje college of medicine by using complete type of DIT. We compared P(%) score of medical students with that of standard population, and studied the gradual moral judgment with its tendency and relation with variables(age, sex, religion, number of siblings, birth sequence, provincial origin). Results P(%) scores of 1st and 2nd grade medical students was higher than that of standard group.(p<.05) P(%) scores of 4th grade medical students was lower than that of standard group.(p<.05) The 5A score of 2nd grade medical students(17.03) was higher than that of 4th grade medical students(13.65, p=.023), P(%) and N2 score of female(45.57, 43.73) were higher than that of male(42.44 p=.040, 40.67 p=.034). 4th stage got the highest score in total gradual average. Conclusion There is no significant change of the moral judgment during the period of medical education. Therefore, it is required to prepare an educational opportunity improving moral judgment of students by teaching medical ethics in early stage of medical education.

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