Assessing moral competence in medical and psychology students: effects on anxiety and test duration in online versus paper-based testing
Findings confirm that moral competence declines during medical education while anxiety persists at a higher level, particularly among female students. In contrast, psychology students demonstrated stable or higher moral competence. The absence of differences between online and paper-based formats suggests that both are suitable for assessing moral competence and anxiety in academic settings. The observed association between test duration and moral competence highlights a potential area for further research but should not be interpreted causally.
Authors
- Romana Marková Volejníčková (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0655-6424)
- Kristýna Pospíšilová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6788-5980)
- Martin Macháček (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1517-6709)
- Daniel Dostál (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5489-7907)
- Martin Zielina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9328-9453)
- Tereza Pinkasová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8834-5411)
- Kateřina Ivanová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1117-2548)
- Jaromír Škoda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4437-3864)
- Adam Doležal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6884-5451)
- Barbora Řebíková (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6811-6291)
- Jakub Kuchař (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2688-6626)
- Jaromír Matějek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7680-3171)
Institutions
- VSB - Technical University of Ostrava (CZ)
- Charles University (CZ)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Sociology (CZ)
- Palacký University Olomouc (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-08237-w
- Primary Topic
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00