Opinions on Euthanasia among Czech Seniors and University Students
Autori:
Jana VLCKOVA, Milan KUBIATKO, Muhammet USAK, Halil AYDIN
Cod: ISSN: 1583-3410 (print), ISSN: 1584-5397 (electronic)
Dimensiuni: pp. 193-208
How to cite this article:Vlckova, J., Kubiatko, M., Usak, M., Aydin, H. (2015). Opinions on Euthanasia among Czech Seniors and University Students. Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala, 50, 193-208. |
Abstract:
The research is focused on finding differences in opinions on euthanasia
between seniors and university students. The influence of independent variables
on euthanasia, namely the influence of gender, religion and health, was examined.
In addition, the research concentrates on the influence of study fields, i.e. the
difference between students at a faculty of medicine, students who chose humanities
and the seniors’ education. The questionnaire with 31 Likert-type five point
scale items was used for the research. The data analysis was made with the test of
inductive statistics (ANOVA) and post-hoc tests (Fisher’s LSD post-hoc test). In
sum, 209 questionnaires were included in the analysis (84 seniors and 125 university
students). Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was applied to verify the reliability
of the questionnaire. The attitude of all respondents was, in general, moderately
positive. The results also showed that the opinions on euthanasia between seniors
and university students differed only in some areas of the topic. Religion is a very
important factor which influences opinions on euthanasia. There were differences
in opinions between students of faculty of medicine and students of humanities.
In contrary, the health of seniors and their education did not have influence on
their attitudes towards euthanasia.
Keywords:
Czech Republic, euthanasia, quantitative analysis, questionnaire, seniors, university students.
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