title: Comparative study of goal contents and goal characteristics between medical and business students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Medical and business are one of the most popular majors among students, and both fields require intensive training to reach certain level of expertise. During the development of professionalism, goal can become a crucial role in psychological impetus. The purpose of this study is to compare goal contents, goal characteristics, and effect of goal characteristics on student's major satisfaction between medical and business.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 193 undergraduate students (97 medical students, 96 business students) answered survey questions including goal contents, goal characteristics (goal autonomy, goal attainability, social value of goal) and satisfaction on their majors. Qualitative analysis of goal contents and quantitative analysis of goal characteristics, and their effects on student major satisfaction were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Goal content analysis showed percentage of social concern goal was higher in medical students (25.8%) than business students (6.3%), whereas percentage of wealth goal was higher business students (24.0%) than medical students (3.1%). Among goal characteristics, goal attainability and social value of goal were higher in medical students than business students. In both groups, social value of goal was significantly predict major satisfaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Goal contents and goal characteristics are different between medical and business students. Curriculum and educational interventions that concerning students' goal and developing programs to enhance students' social value of goal is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Center for Learning Science & Creative Talent Development, Department of Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Soowon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of English and English Literature, Department of Psychology, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jun-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Center for Learning Science & Creative Talent Development, Department of Education, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jongho
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002321:Career Choice; D003132:Commerce; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012945:Social Values; D013334:Students; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Goal characteristic; Goal contents; Major satisfaction
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