Developing professional identity in post‐professional healthcare students through self‐authorship

Interprofessional education is valued within healthcare professional programs as reflected in accreditation standards and program outcomes as well as college-wide initiatives. Little is known about the relationships between interprofessional attitudes among healthcare students (nursing, occupational therapy, social work), their degree of intercultural communication skills, and their professional identity. Thirty three students participating in interprofessional faculty-led study abroad completed pre- and post- measures of the constructs under study: interprofessional attitudes, intercultural communication, and professional identity. Statistically significant positive relationships were found between interprofessional attitudes and intercultural communication skills which are discussed as well as implications for education and practice. This quantitative, descriptive study explored relationships between the variables which included cultural communication, interprofessional attitudes, and professional identity. This study supports the need for interprofessional exposure and experience for healthcare students. Educational pedagogy and practices will need to be adjusted to allow for increased emphasis on these variables, specifically for students in service-oriented health related fields.

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Who am I? Investigating the impact of anatomy education on healthcare students' professional identity.

The FASEB Journal ◽

10.1096/fasebj.2018.32.1_supplement.95.2 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 32 (S1) ◽

Author(s):

Michelle Lazarus ◽

Sophie Paynter ◽

Georgina Stephens ◽

Charlotte Rees

Keyword(s):

Professional Identity ◽

Anatomy Education ◽

Healthcare Students ◽

The Impact

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Instruments of securitization and resisting subjects: For-profit professionals in the finance–security nexus

Security Dialogue ◽

10.1177/0967010619835655 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 50 (3) ◽

pp. 257-274

Author(s):

Karin Svedberg Helgesson ◽

Ulrika Mörth

Keyword(s):

Professional Identity ◽

Money Laundering ◽

War On Terror ◽

Terrorist Financing ◽

For Profit ◽

The Uk ◽

Private Actors ◽

The Empirical Analysis ◽

Self Authorship

This article discusses the role of private actors in the finance–security nexus. It analyses how the delegated authority bestowed upon private actors in anti-money laundering and combating terrorist financing (AML/CTF) may be perceived not as empowerment but as an expression of a threatening invasive and hegemonic order: To reap the possible benefits offered by the security paradigm in the ‘war on terror’, private actors must relinquish a degree of self-determinacy. This threat to self-determinacy, it is argued, foregrounds (affective) resistance among for-profit professionals. The article probes how for-profit professionals engage in (affective) resistance through self-authorship. Evoking Hansen’s discourse analysis on linkages and differentiation, the empirical analysis delineates how lawyers in the UK and France resist being resilient subjects in AML/CTF. It shows how for-profit professionals use self-authorship for purposes of (affective) resistance. Specifically, it finds that the linkages and counter-values subjects pin to the perceived invasive order of AML/CTF serve as poles in the fence protecting a space where professional identity is safeguarded. In this way, actors became resisting subjects when faced with obligations to be resilient. In conclusion, the article affords nuance to the role of private actors in the finance–security nexus by outlining how the forging of the first link in De Goede’s security chain is undermined.

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Healthcare Students’ Perceptions, Attitudes, and Beliefs on Professional Identity and Interprofessional Socialization After a Single Event Co-treatment Simulation

Health, Interprofessional Practice and Education ◽

10.7710/2641-1148.2134 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 2134

Author(s):

Lindsay A. Perry ◽

Catherine M. Andrea ◽

Kelly Layne ◽

Kayla Collins

Keyword(s):

Professional Identity ◽

Attitudes And Beliefs ◽

Single Event ◽

Healthcare Students

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Development and Validation of a Chinese Version of a Professional Identity Scale for Healthcare Students and Professionals

Healthcare ◽

10.3390/healthcare8040451 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 451

Author(s):

Hung-Chang Liao ◽

Ya-huei Wang

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Professional Identity ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Factor Model ◽

Measurement Tool ◽

Healthcare Students ◽

Professional Goals ◽

Emotional Identification ◽

Fit Index ◽

Development And Validation

This study was intended to develop a comprehensive and psychometrically adequate professional identity scale for healthcare students and professionals based on Taiwanese cultural contexts. In order to elicit a more consistent result of the psychometric indices of the newly developed scale, the study adopted a combination of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to examine the consistency of the scale factors. In a pilot study of 562 randomly selected healthcare students and professionals, the EFA yielded a 33-item four-factor model with the terms “professional commitment & devotion” (16 items; 47.33% of variance), “emotional identification & belongingness” (7 items; 9.72% of variance), “professional goals & values” (5 items; 8.17% of variance), and “self-fulfillment & retention tendency” (5 items; 3.38% of variance). The CFA yielded an 18-item four-factor model with good or even excellent fit to the data, where the χ2/df ratio = 1.138, Tucker Lewis index (TLI) = 0.997, comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.997, and root mean square of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.016. The convergent validity and discriminant validities were also conducted to test the feasibility of the Professional Identity Scale for Healthcare Students and Professionals (PIS-HSP) scale. For the EFA model, the Cronbach’s alphas for the four factors and the overall scale ranged from 0.84 to 0.96; for the CFA model, the Cronbach’s alphas and composite reliabilities were, respectively, in the ranges of 0.78–0.93 and 0.78–0.97, demonstrating satisfactory reliabilities. The results proved that the developed PIS-HSP can be a reliable measurement tool to assess professional identity for healthcare students and professionals.

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Validating the Factor Structure of the Stigma of Suicide Scale–Short Form Spanish Version Among Healthcare Students

Crisis ◽

10.1027/0227-5910/a000728 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-5

Author(s):

Ruthmarie Hernández-Torres ◽

Paola Carminelli-Corretjer ◽

Nelmit Tollinchi-Natali ◽

Ernesto Rosario-Hernández ◽

Yovanska Duarté-Vélez ◽

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Keyword(s):

Factor Structure ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Short Form ◽

Small Sample Size ◽

Small Sample ◽

Spanish Version ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Healthcare Students ◽

Spanish Speaking

Abstract. Background: Suicide is a leading cause of death among Spanish-speaking individuals. Suicide stigma can be a risk factor for suicide. A widely used measure is the Stigma of Suicide Scale-Short Form (SOSS-SF; Batterham, Calear, & Christensen, 2013 ). Although the SOSS-SF has established psychometric properties and factor structure in other languages and cultural contexts, no evidence is available from Spanish-speaking populations. Aim: This study aims to validate a Spanish translation of the SOSS-SF among a sample of Spanish-speaking healthcare students ( N = 277). Method: We implemented a cross-sectional design with quantitative techniques. Results: Following a structural equation modeling approach, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the three-factor model proposed by Batterham and colleagues (2013) . Limitations: The study was limited by the small sample size and recruitment by availability. Conclusion: Findings suggest that the Spanish version of the SOSS-SF is a valid and reliable tool with which to examine suicide stigma among Spanish-speaking populations.

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