Shen, Fuwei (2021) Relationships Between Pre-Training Factors and Trainee Satisfaction in Australian Emergency Medicine Course Trainees. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
Surveying trainees’ satisfaction levels is the most popular evaluation approach in assessing the effectiveness of training programs. Previous literature shows mixed results concerning which pre-training factors influence trainee satisfaction. Therefore, this study examined the relationships among individual and situational characteristics, utility reactions, and trainee satisfaction in an emergency training program. Additionally, the study aimed to provide evidence for the validity of the goal propensity construct (a personality measurement that assesses individual differences in motivation) in the training context. The research used a cross-sectional design with a final sample of 367 participants among paramedical staff, policemen, and fire officers. The correlational analysis supported the hypothesis that both individual and situational characteristics were statistically significantly associated with trainee satisfaction. Mediation analysis supported the hypothesis that utility reactions mediated the relationship between individual or situational characteristics and trainee satisfaction. These results suggest that individual and situational characteristics are the antecedent factors of trainee satisfaction. Goal propensity is a valid personality measurement tool in the training domain. The practical implications of this research are that the careful pre-training selection of trainees is essential and offers suggestions for how to select trainees before the training. The significance of the current work is identifying the importance of pre-training factors and trainee satisfaction in training research. At last, this thesis also discusses the ceiling effect, which limits the interpretation of the findings, and provides directions for future research.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Honours) |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Psychology and Counselling (1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2021) |
| Supervisors: | Erich Fein |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Aug 2025 23:45 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Aug 2025 23:45 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | goal propensity ; perceived trainer performance ; perceived usefulness of training ; training utility ; trainee satisfaction |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52753 |
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