Perfil valórico en estudiantes de postgrado de la facultad de odontología de la Universidad Santo Tomás de Bucaramanga

Abstract

Introduction: Values are very important, since they are the basis of a person's formation, therefore, the importance of analyzing which values are most important for students since they are future professionals who are committed to expressing them. Objective: To determine the value profile of graduate students from the Faculty of Dentistry at Santo Tomás University during the first period of 2021. Materials and methods: The study had the participation of 102 students, being 70% women and 32% men, the scale of measurement of Schwartz and Bilsky was taken as a reference, which is based on the analysis of 56 values, divided into 30 terminal and 26 instrumental, classified into 11 domains. A survey was carried out applying the Shapiro Wilk test, where the 11 domain were evaluated, and each student classified it according to its importance. Results: Sociodemographic characterization was carried out, in the univariate analysis the importance given to each value classified by domains was analyzed and in the bivariate analysis they were divided by gender and by program that is being studied, similar values were found between the two genders, the least important It is the power domain and the most important is the conformity domain. The most important for men is the domain of benevolence and for women the domain of spirituality. According to the career he is studying, I present a statistically significant difference, predominant in periodontics, with reference to the importance they give to the stimulus domain. Conclusions: In conclusion, students do not show greater interest in obtaining social power, but they do show interest in complying with regulations.