Social Attitudes and Stress in Podiatry Students
Author Information
Author(s): du Toit Verona, Bialocerkowski Andrea, Weaver Roslyn, Bye Rosalind, Salamonson Yenna
Primary Institution: University of Western Sydney
Hypothesis
How do social attitudes, professional identities, and acculturative stress compare between podiatry and other health professional students?
Conclusion
First-year podiatry students have low levels of acculturative stress and moderate professional identity, indicating positive attitudes for developing cultural competence.
Supporting Evidence
- 73% of first-year podiatry students were born in Australia.
- 36% of these students speak a language other than English at home.
- 73% of students had podiatry as their first course preference.
- 64% were in paid employment, with 71% working in non-health-related areas.
Takeaway
This study looked at how first-year podiatry students feel about their studies and stress levels compared to other health students, finding they are doing pretty well.
Methodology
Surveys were completed by first-year podiatry students and compared with other health professional students at the same university.
Participant Demographics
73% of podiatry students were born in Australia, with 36% speaking a language other than English at home.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Want to read the original?
Access the complete publication on the publisher's website