Character traits of students purchasing a specialty in the conditions of learning in an institution of higher medical education: formation trends, features of adaptive changes, hygienic assessment

Abstract

Annotation. The aim of the work was to carry out a comprehensive hygienic assessment and determine the peculiarities of the formation of the character traits of students who acquire a specialty in the conditions of study at a higher medical education institution. Scientific research involved the identification of the leading character traits of modern students who were at different stages of education (initial (1st year), intermediate (3rd year) and final (5th year) stages) and was carried out using Shmishek and Mini-mult personality questionnaires, personal 16 PF questionnaire Cattell too. The analysis of the obtained results involved the application of descriptive statistics procedures using the package of statistical analysis programs “Statistica 6.1” (license number ВXXR901E245722FA). In the course of the research, it was established that in the structure of the leading signs of accented character traits throughout the entire period of study, both among young girls and young boys, indicators prevailed, which should be divided into several blocks. According to the degree of expression, the indicators of character accentuations according to exalted, hyperthymic and cyclothymic types should be assigned to the first block, to the second block – indicators of character accentuations according to exciting, emotional, pedantic and demonstrative types, to the third block – indicators of character accentuations according to stuck, anxious and dysthymic types, and therefore the data worst in terms of content should not be considered the most pronounced. At the same time, the existence of a number of unfavourable trends, which are registered on the part of the leading properties of the character traits affect the level of functional capabilities of the students’ organism, is determined. The obtained data should be used in the future for the development of methods of comprehensive assessment of the state of adaptation resources of students and scientific substantiation of health-preserving technologies.