Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Department of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
J Dent Educ. 2021 Feb;85(2):176-186. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12414. Epub 2020 Sep 23.
This study assesses the levels of grit (the perseverance and passion for long-term goals), and resilience (the ability to bounce back or recover from stress), reported by U.S. dental students, and its possible association with academic achievements.
An anonymous 27 question cross-sectional online survey with sections on demographics, grit, resilience, and academic achievement was e-mailed to all dental students in the U.S. The Short Grit and Brief Resilience scales were used. Scores for both scales ranged from 1 to 5, and were grouped into low, moderate, and high tertiles based on distribution. Dental school grade point average (GPA), and class rank were used to measure academic achievement, and were similarly grouped. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were obtained from multinomial logistic regression models assessing the relationship of grit and resilience to the outcomes adjusting for gender, dental school year, race, geographic origin, and a variable combining education and income.
Of the 3292 (17%) respondents, 58% were female. Hispanics reported significantly higher grit and resilience scores while Asian students reported the lowest. 18% of Hispanics were ranked in the top 20 percentile versus 37% of whites.
Results indicate that dental students with high grit (high vs. low scores: OR [95% CI]: 2.06 [1.57-2.72]) and resilience (high vs. low scores: 1.36 [1.04-1.76]) achieved higher GPA and better class ranks. Therefore, it is crucial for students wanting to achieve academic success to consider the value that these non-cognitive characteristics might have on their overall progress.
本研究评估了美国牙科学生的坚毅（对长期目标的毅力和热情）和适应力（从压力中恢复或反弹的能力）水平，及其与学业成绩的可能关联。
我们向美国所有牙科学生发送了一份匿名的 27 个问题的横断面在线调查，内容涉及人口统计学、坚毅、适应力和学业成绩。使用了简短坚毅量表和简短适应力量表。两个量表的得分范围均为 1 到 5，根据分布情况分为低、中、高三组。牙科学校平均绩点（GPA）和班级排名用于衡量学业成绩，同样分为三组。通过多变量逻辑回归模型获得比值比（OR）和 95%置信区间（CI），评估坚毅和适应力与调整性别、牙科学校年级、种族、原籍地和结合教育和收入的变量后，对结果的关系。
在 3292 名（17%）受访者中，58%为女性。西班牙裔报告的坚毅和适应力得分显著更高，而亚裔学生的得分最低。18%的西班牙裔学生排名在前 20%，而白人学生则为 37%。
结果表明，坚毅程度高（高分与低分相比：OR [95%CI]：2.06 [1.57-2.72]）和适应力高（高分与低分相比：1.36 [1.04-1.76]）的牙科学生 GPA 和班级排名更高。因此，对于想要取得学业成功的学生来说，考虑这些非认知特征对他们整体进步的价值至关重要。
