Peace Test: Is War Sometimes a Better Solution? Survey of Students of Zagreb and Mostar Schools of Medicine

Autor: Madzarac, Z., Baric, A., Slaven Abdovic, Maric, Z.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Publons
Popis: Aim was to investigate the differences among medical students from two medical schools, one in Zagreb, Croatia, and the other in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in their affinity towards peaceful vs violent way of solving conflicts. A total of 733 students from the Zagreb and 102 medical students from the Mostar University School of Medicine filled out an anonymous questionnaire during their enrollment into the next academic year. The questionnaire consisted of 10 Likert-type questions with 1-5 answer scale, which were designed to give an illustration of students’ attitude towards war. The test score was calculated as the sum of all answer sx2+20.The total score ranged from minimum 40 to maximum 120 points, with a higher score indicating stronger inclination toward peaceful way of solving conflicts. There was no difference between the mean total scores of Zagreb and Mostar students (66 ± 17 and 67 ± 18, respectively ; p=0.744). The mean score of female students was higher than that of male students (71 ± 19 vs 63 ± 16 ; p
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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