Manjareeka Magna, Yadav Srijan
Department of Physiology, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Department of Seventh Semester Student, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
J Educ Health Promot. 2020 Aug 31;9:202. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_263_20. eCollection 2020.
Today's Bachelor in Medicine, Bachelor in Surgery (MBBS) students will become Indian Medical Graduates in future. Emotional intelligence (EI) is an essential component in the making of an Indian Medical Graduate. There is increasing stress during medical training. The study was conducted to compare the association of EI score and perceived stress scale (PSS) among average and excellent undergraduate medical students. The secondary objective was to find the predictors of excellent academic performance.
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted after institutional ethics committee approval. All 522 consented students studying in 2, 4, 7, and 9 semesters filled up established pre-validated questionnaires ; Schutteself report EI test and Cohen's perceived stress scale. Sociodemographic details of the respondents were collected. Average attendance and marks of previous semester examinations of all included students were collected from academic cell of the institution. All students were grouped into three groups: average, good, and excellent performers from the marks collected. Comparison of EI scores and PSS scores was done between students in excellent and average groups using unpaired -test.
Of the 94.9% of respondents, 78.2% of the students were included in the study. The mean EI and PSS scores were 123 ± 14.5 and 22.8 ± 13.9, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in EI scores between average and excellent performers ([123.8 ± 18.7] vs. [127.7 ± 16]; - 0.089). Perceived stress was lower in excellent performers ([20.9 ± 11.1] vs. [24.8 ± 15.0]; - 0.01). EI was associated with better performance in clinical year students. EI was negatively correlated to perceived stress.
Our study provides predictors of excellent academic performances among Indian medical undergraduates. This study suggests introduction of extracurricular activities in ongoing undergraduate curricular syllabus. It imparts awareness among students about the importance of attending classes. This study bestows higher EI and lower perceived stress to better academic performance.
如今的医学学士、外科学士（MBBS）学生未来将成为印度医学毕业生。情商（EI）是造就一名印度医学毕业生的重要组成部分。医学培训期间的压力日益增大。开展该研究旨在比较普通和优秀本科医学生的情商得分与感知压力量表（PSS）之间的关联。次要目标是找出学业成绩优异的预测因素。
本描述性横断面研究在获得机构伦理委员会批准后进行。所有522名同意参与的2、4、7和9学期的学生填写了预先验证的既定问卷；舒特自我报告情商测试和科恩感知压力量表。收集了受访者的社会人口学详细信息。从该机构的学术部门收集了所有纳入学生上一学期考试的平均出勤率和成绩。根据收集到的成绩，将所有学生分为三组：普通、良好和优秀表现者。使用非配对t检验比较优秀组和普通组学生的情商得分和PSS得分。
94.9%的受访者中，78.2%的学生被纳入研究。平均情商和PSS得分分别为123±14.5和22.8±13.9。普通表现者和优秀表现者的情商得分在统计学上无显著差异（[123.8±18.7]对[127.7±16]；t=-0.089）。优秀表现者的感知压力较低（[20.9±11.1]对[24.8±15.0]；t=-0.01）。情商与临床年级学生的更好表现相关。情商与感知压力呈负相关。
我们的研究提供了印度医学本科生学业成绩优异的预测因素。本研究建议在现行本科课程大纲中引入课外活动。它使学生意识到上课的重要性。本研究表明较高的情商和较低的感知压力有助于取得更好的学业成绩。
