Motywacja do pracy lekarzy medycyny

The purpose of this research aims to investigate which kind of need, from the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, motivates medical doctors the most, according to their self-perception. In this study, medical specialization, education level and age were taken into account. Medical doctor’s perception of motivational factors was measured by the Motivation To Work Among Medical Doctors Questionnaire, which was prepared by the author of the following research. The study focuses on five types of needs: Physiological needs, Safety needs, Love and belonging, Esteem and Self-actualization needs. Results obtained form the questionnaire indicate that Love and belonging need motivates medical doctors the most. It was also investigated, that Love and belonging, Esteem and Self-actualization needs motivate to work medical doctors with Operational Specializations. No correlation was found between medical doctors with Non-Operational Specializations. The results of the study showed no significant relationship between various education levels and motivation to work. What is more, no significant relationship was found between age and the perception of motivational factors.