Shin Hong-Im, Jeon Woo Taek
BK 21 Project for Psychology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Medical Education, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Korean J Med Educ. 2011 Mar;23(1):7-14. doi: 10.3946/kjme.2011.23.1.7. Epub 2011 Mar 31.
Medical education is perceived as being very stressful, which leads to declines in subjective well-being in medical students. Therefore, student counseling is becoming an exigent issue. The goal of this study was to investigate the academic difficulties and subjective well-being of medical students to identify their needs with regard to counseling. In addition, we analyzed help-seeking behaviors of students to develop an effective counseling program.
We performed a survey (n=205) to determine the extent to which medical students encounter academic difficulties in their lives in medical school and how they attempt to resolve their problems. In addition, we used the Oxford Happiness Scale to examine the relationships between academic performance, previous help-seeking behavior, and happiness in medical students.
Of various types of problems, 62% of medical students perceived learning difficulties to be the most serious issue in medical school. Despite encountering difficulties, more than 67% of students failed to seek help from faculty or their fellow students. There was a significant relationship between happiness score and previous help-seeking behavior. A lack of perceived seriousness was identified as the most significant barrier to seeking help.
Access to counseling programs must be improved for students with apparent academic difficulties who do not seek counseling. Through such programs, students can learn and practice methods of coping with their difficulties and develop medical and professional competence.
医学教育被认为压力极大，这导致医学生主观幸福感下降。因此，学生咨询正成为一个紧迫问题。本研究的目的是调查医学生的学业困难和主观幸福感，以确定他们在咨询方面的需求。此外，我们分析了学生的求助行为，以制定有效的咨询方案。
我们进行了一项调查（n = 205），以确定医学生在医学院校生活中遇到学业困难的程度以及他们如何试图解决问题。此外，我们使用牛津幸福量表来研究医学生的学业成绩、以往的求助行为和幸福感之间的关系。
在各类问题中，62%的医学生认为学习困难是医学院校最严重的问题。尽管遇到困难，但超过67%的学生没有向教师或同学寻求帮助。幸福得分与以往的求助行为之间存在显著关系。缺乏明显的严重性被认为是寻求帮助的最主要障碍。
对于那些有明显学业困难但不寻求咨询的学生，必须改善他们获得咨询方案的机会。通过这些方案，学生可以学习和实践应对困难的方法，并培养医学和专业能力。
