Team roles of students of dental medicine, medicine and health studies

Cilj: Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati i usporediti psihološke odrednice i timske uloge studenata dentalne medicine, medicine i odjela zdravstvenih studija sveučilišta u Splitu. Materijali i metode: Podatci su prikupljeni provedbom anketnog istraživanja provedenog na ukupno 199 studenata (40 sa studija dentalne medicine, 73 sa studija medicine te 86 sa zdravstvenih studija). Podatci su analizirani prema studiju i spolu, korištenjem hi-kvadrat testa, t-testa i analize varijance. Rezultati: Zabilježene su značajne razlike među tri analizirane skupine, s većom razinom psihotičnosti i neurotičnosti te najmanjom razinom ekstrovertiranosti među studentima dentalne medicine, što je moguća posljedica njihovih očekivanja vezanih uz timski rad u budućnosti. Najčešće dobiven rezultat timskih uloga bio je timski radnik i provoditelj, što je bilo također donekle drugačije od prethodnih istraživanja, u kojima je učestalost timskih radnika bila mnogo manja. Zaključak: U cjelini, rezultati ovog rada pokazuju zanimljive razlike među tri analizirane skupine studenata, koje predstavljaju odličnu osnovicu za poučavanje i razvijanje vještine timskog rada među studentima, ali i drugim zdravstvenim profesionalcima.Aim: The aim of this study was to examine and compare the psychological determinants and team role expectations among students of dental medicine, medicine and health studies of the University of Split. Materials and Methods: Data were collected by conducting a survey conducted on a total of 199 students (40 of dental medicine students, 73 of medical students and 86 of health studies students). The data were analysed by study and sex, using hi-square test, t-test and variance analysis. Results: Significant differences were detected among the analysed groups, with a higher level of psychotics and neuroticism, and the lowest level of extrovertism among dental medicine students, what could be a consequence of their team role expectations in the future. The most commonly obtained result of the team roles was the team worker and the implementer, which was also somewhat different from the previous research, where the team worker prevalence were lower. Conclusion: In general, the results of this paper show interesting differences among the three analysed groups of students, which represent an excellent basis for teaching and developing team work skills among students as well as other health professionals