McLennan Malcolm W, Sutton Richard H
School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072, QLD, Australia.
J Vet Med Educ. 2005 Summer;32(2):213-8. doi: 10.3138/jvme.32.2.213.
This paper reports on the results of a survey of selected University of Queensland (UQ) veterinary students aimed at elucidating factors causing stress during the five undergraduate years of the program. Students from each of the five years were asked to form six- or seven-member focus groups. Each focus group was then interviewed and their opinions sought on causes of ongoing stress and the ranking of those causes into predetermined categories. They were also asked to give their opinions on counseling services available within the university and what, if any, services they would like to see in place to help students with stress-related problems. Students in the first, third, and fourth years of the program rated academic issues as the most likely causes of ongoing stress, while students in the second and fifth years of the program ranked lifestyle and financial issues as more likely to cause ongoing stress. In most cases, students coped well with these causes of stress and tended not to use counseling services available to all UQ students. When faced with stressful issues, students looked to their classmates or family members for help and not to university counseling services. Students were also happy to approach staff members in the Veterinary School when faced with a problem. The authors nevertheless conclude that mechanisms set in place at the undergraduate level to help veterinary students cope with stress should particularly benefit those students when they become new graduates and are faced with the stresses of veterinary practice.
本文报告了一项针对昆士兰大学（UQ）部分兽医专业学生的调查结果，旨在阐明该专业本科五年期间导致压力的因素。来自五个年级的学生被要求组成六到七人的焦点小组。然后对每个焦点小组进行访谈，征求他们对持续压力的原因以及将这些原因按预定类别进行排名的意见。他们还被要求对大学内提供的咨询服务发表意见，以及他们希望看到哪些服务来帮助有压力相关问题的学生。该专业一年级、三年级和四年级的学生将学业问题列为持续压力最可能的原因，而该专业二年级和五年级的学生则将生活方式和财务问题列为更可能导致持续压力的原因。在大多数情况下学生们能很好地应对这些压力源，并且往往不会使用昆士兰大学所有学生都可获得的咨询服务。面对压力问题时，学生们会向同学或家人寻求帮助，而非大学咨询服务。面对问题时学生们也乐于向兽医学院的工作人员求助。尽管如此，作者得出结论，本科阶段设立的帮助兽医专业学生应对压力的机制，在这些学生成为新毕业生并面临兽医临床工作的压力时，应该会对他们特别有益。
