The Effect of Media Literacy on The Choice of Profession in Health Sciences Students

dc.contributor.authorDoğan, H. Dilek
dc.contributor.authorBaştarcan, Çisem
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-09T18:08:07Z
dc.date.available2025-03-09T18:08:07Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentBeykent Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIn this study was aimed to determine affect the choice of profession, career selection qualifications and the effect of media literacy on the choice of profession in health sciences students. The descriptive and cross-sectional research was carried out on a University Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Nursing Department, Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department, Health Management Department undergraduate programs. The students who accepted to participate constituted the sample group. “Student Identification Form", “Media Literacy Scale” and “The Scale of Occupational Choice Capability” were applied. While 91.9% of the participants chose the section “willingly” and "interest" factor was the most important factor in. While 0.9% of the students stated they used the Internet "very rarely", 91% stated they used it “every day", and it was found they used the Internet 4.77±4.31 hours per day. A positive and significant relationship was found between the students' scores from " The Scale of Occupational Choice Capability” and “Media Literacy Scale" and this relationship was found to be weakly. These age groups should be provided with the necessary public and social support during the career selection periods and to improve media literacy.
dc.identifier.endpage165
dc.identifier.issn1308-7312
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.startpage154
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12662/5344
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherE-Journal of New World Sciences Academy
dc.relation.ispartofMedical Sciences
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_DergiPark_20250309
dc.subjectMedia
dc.subjectMedia Literacy
dc.subjectOccupational Choice Capability
dc.subjectHealth Science
dc.subjectHealth Science Students
dc.titleThe Effect of Media Literacy on The Choice of Profession in Health Sciences Students
dc.typeArticle

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