Healthcare professional motivation in Poland and Ukraine: The role of profession, gender, and country

(Publisert i Economics and Sociology, vol.17 nr. 3, 2024)

The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation among medical students, doctors, and nurses in two countries – Ukraine and Poland. As a secondary aim, gender differences were considered as well. The results show that male doctors were more extrinsically motivated, while female doctors and students were more intrinsically motivated in both Ukraine and Poland. Male students and nurses from both countries were equally motivated by both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Polish female doctors were more intrinsically motivated than Ukrainian ones, whereas Ukrainian and Polish male doctors were more extrinsically motivated. There were statistically different motivational patterns concerning gender, occupation, and nationality, which may have important implications for the construction of motivational systems in both organizational and healthcare systems.