Time Perspective and Uncertainty Tolerance of Interns with Different Levels of Self- Efficacy
Abstract:
Background: The study examined the relationship between the level of self-efficacy, tolerance to uncertainty, components of the emotional burnout syndrome and features of time perspective of interns in the specialty "Traumatology and orthopedics". The sample consisted of 20 intern physicians studying in the specialty "Traumatology and Orthopedics". The specialists were found through the global Internet. The physicians were divided into 3 groups according to the established level of self-efficacy: with high self-efficacy (n=9), with medium self-efficacy (n=7), with low self-efficacy (n=4). Methods: Methods of systematic search and meta-analysis of scientific literature data, sociological method was used in the study. Questionnaires were used to study psychological traits; its results were analyzed using methods of statistical data processing. Results: According to the results of the pilot study we can talk about a significant difference in psychological characteristics among interns with different levels of self-efficacy. Thus, in the sphere of social contacts, interns with a high level of self-efficacy are characterized by stability and tolerance in communication, they are characterized by a higher level of tolerance to uncertainty and less pronounced fatalism, sense of doom. Conclusions: The program of medical personnel training should include psychological trainings that promote the development of emotional self-regulation skills and form the resistance to emotional burnout. It is important that future doctors develop not only clinical skills, but also personal resources.
