The purpose of this study was to determine if significant
relationships exist among terminal values, demographic variables and
health care preferences for information and behavioral involvement for
graduate students from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan.
The Rokeach Value Survey and the Krantz Health Opinion Survey
were used to collect data from graduate students at Oregon State
University. The data derived from 161 returned questionnaires (91
from the People's Republic of China and 70 from Taiwan) were
analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test, multiple regression, and the
t-test. Results showed subjects from the People's Republic of China
and Taiwan differed significantly on two terminal values. Students
from the People's Republic of China valued more a comfortable life
and a world of beauty than the students from Taiwan. The terminal
value of health was ranked in the lower half of the 18 terminal values
by both groups of students which contradicts the literature.
Respondents from the People's Republic of China had a
significantly higher preference for information than Taiwan students
who had a significantly higher health care preference for active
participation and behavioral involvement. Preferences may be related
to the political community and institutional differences in the health
care delivery in the two countries.
The value for an exciting life and use of a community physician
or hospital were significant predictors of a health care preference for
information. The values a world of beauty and social recognition
were significantly related to a health care preference for behavioral
involvement. / Graduation date: 1991
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/37427 |
| Date | 12 March 1991 |
| Creators | Wright, Bernadette P. |
| Contributors | Haverson, Wayne W. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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