Acharya Shashidhar
Department of Community Dentistry, Bapuji Dental College and Hospital.
J Dent Educ. 2003 Oct;67(10):1140-8.
The aim of this study was to investigate the perceived sources of stress and the role of parents in its etiology among dental students in a private dental school in India. A modified Dental Environment Stress (DES) Questionnaire was administered to 256 dental students. The main sources of stress were found to be fear of facing parents after failure, full loaded day, and fear of failing course or year. Students whose first choice of admission was dentistry experienced less stress than students whose first choice was another field. Also the students who joined dentistry due to parental pressure showed greater stress than those who joined of their own accord. Male students experienced greater stress than females. The results of this study indicate that a congenial environment needs to be created for dental education and parents also need to be counseled against forcing their children to join an educational program that is not of their choice.
本研究的目的是调查印度一所私立牙科学院牙科学生所感知到的压力源以及父母在其病因中的作用。对256名牙科学生进行了一份经过修改的牙科环境压力（DES）问卷调查。发现压力的主要来源是考试不及格后害怕面对父母、日程安排满满当当以及害怕课程或学年不及格。第一志愿报考牙科的学生比第一志愿是其他领域的学生压力更小。此外，因父母压力而选择牙科的学生比自愿选择牙科的学生压力更大。男生比女生压力更大。本研究结果表明，需要为牙科教育营造一个适宜的环境，还需要向家长提供咨询，告诫他们不要强迫孩子参加他们自己不选择的教育项目。
