Stavovi i znanje studenata o raku i onkološkim bolesnicima

master's thesis

• Title (english): Students' attitudes and knowlwdge about cancer and cancer patients
• Author: Monika Čuljat
• Mentor: Lovorka Brajković (mentor)
• Committee member: Jelena Maričić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Vanja Kopilaš (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Lovorka Brajković (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Croatian Studies; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-09-10, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology

Abstract

Cilj istraživanja bio je utvrditi stavove i znanje studenata o raku i onkološkim bolesnicima
ovisno o studijskom usmjerenju i spolu te ispitati odnos između znanja o raku i onkološkim
bolesnicima, namjere za proaktivnim ponašanjem povezanim s rakom i različitih stavova
prema raku i onkološkim bolesnicima. Također, istraživanje je na temelju kvalitativne analize
odgovora sudionika pokušalo utvrditi na što ih asocira riječ rak. Istraživanje je provedeno na
229 studentica te 51 studentu Sveučilišta i veleučilišta u Zagrebu, prosječne dobi od 22
godine (M = 22.41, SD = 2.51). Podaci su prikupljeni putem online upitnika koji se sastojao
od ''Upitnika stavova prema raku'', ''Upitnika o stigmi povezanoj s rakom'', ''Ljestvice znanja o
raku i onkološkim bolesnicima'', pitanja o sociodemografskim podacima te pitanja vezanog uz
iskustvo suživota s osobom oboljelom od raka.
Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su da studenti imaju dobro znanje o raku i onkološkim
bolesnicima, da vjeruju da se na pojavu raka može utjecati te da je rak izlječiv. Studenti su
djelomično prihvatili stereotipe povezane s onkološkim bolestima te su iskazali nisku razinu
diskriminacije i namjere za proaktivnim ponašanjem povezanim s rakom. Također, studenti su
iskazali visoku razinu negativnih emocija vezanih uz rak. Nadalje, razina znanja pokazala se
pozitivno povezana s vjerovanjem u izlječenje raka, dok se namjera za proaktivnim
ponašanjem pokazala pozitivno povezana s negativnim emocijama, vjerovanjem u izlječenje
raka i mogućim utjecajem na pojavu raka. Hijerarhijskom regresijskom analizom utvrđeno je
da su iskustvo suživota s oboljelom osobom, negativni emocionalni odgovori i vjerovanje u
mogućnost utjecaja na pojavu raka pozitivni prediktori, a konzumacija cigareta negativan
prediktor namjere za proaktivnim ponašanjem povezanim s rakom. Utvrđene su razlike u
razini znanja o raku s obzirom na studijsko usmjerenje i spol studenata. Kvalitativnom
analizom utvrđeno je kako su studenti kao najčešću asocijaciju na riječ rak navodili pojam
smrti.

Abstract (english)

The aim of this study was to examine university students' attitudes and their level of
knowledge of cancer and cancer patients considering students' faculty and gender. The next
aim of this study was to examine the relationship among cancer knowledge, intentions for
proactive behavior toward cancer and different attitudes toward cancer. Furthermore, one of
the goals of this study was to perform a qualitative analysis of answers to a question what
does the word cancer each participant associate with. Participants were 229 female and 51
male students from different universities in Zagreb, on average 22 years old (M = 22.41, SD =
2.51). The study was conducted by an online questionnaire including: ''Questionnaire of
Attitudes in Cancer'', ''Cancer-related Perceived Stigma Questionnaire version 1.0'', ''Cancer
knowledge scale'', sociodemographic questions and a question regarding previous experience
of living with the cancer patient.
Research findings suggested that the students have good knowledge of cancer and cancer
patients. In addition, they think that they have certain influence on contracting cancer and that
cancer is curable. Also, they show high level of negative emotional respones towards cancer
and they mostly accept stereotypical attitudes towards cancer patients. However, they show
low level of discrimination toward cancer patients and decline intentions for proactive
behavior towards cancer. Significant positive correlation was found between cancer
knowledge and believing in cancer curability, while intentions for proactive behaviour toward
cancer were significantly positively correlated with negative emotional responses, believing
in cancer curability and possible influence on contracting cancer. Hierarchical regression
analysis found that experience of living with the cancer patient, negative emotional responses
and believing in possible influence on contracting cancer were positive predictors, while
cigarette consumption was a negative predictor of intentions for proactive behaviour towards
cancer. Significant differences were also found in gender and different faculties regarding
cancer knowledge. Qulitative data analysis showed that students mostly indicated death as
what they associate cancer with.

• Keywords: rak; onkološki bolesnici; stavovi; znanje; stigma
• Keywords (english): cancer; cancer patients; attitudes; knowledge; stigma
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:111:477933
• Study programme: Title: Department of Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-11-10 13:47:28