Mahdavi Parinaz, Valibeygi Adib, Moradi Masoud, Sadeghi Shahram
Student Research Committee, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
Student Research Committee, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.
Community Health Equity Res Policy. 2023 Apr;43(3):311-317. doi: 10.1177/0272684X211025932. Epub 2021 Jun 26.
Students of medical sciences are under intense mental stress induced by medical training system and are more likely to develop psychological and mental disorders. These psychological disorders may influence their performance in different aspects of life including their study. The aim of the present study is to assess the possible relationships between mental health, achievement motivation, and academic achievement and to study the effect of background factors on mentioned variables. The sample group consists of students of Kurdistan University of medical sciences. 430 students at Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences were selected randomly to participate in the present cross-sectional study in 2016. We used General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and Achievement motivation test (AMT) as the measures of our study. Our findings indicated that mental health is significantly correlated with achievement motivation ( < .001), but has no correlation with educational success ( = .37). Also, a significant relationship was observed between achievement motivation and academic achievement ( = .025). GHQ was not correlated with demographic factors, while academic achievement and achievement motivation are associated with the field of study and marital status respectively. Conclusively, students who are more motivated to achieve their educational and academic goals, will be more likely to be successful in their education and have stronger academic performance. Also, students with more appropriate mental health status will have higher level of motivation in their education and studies. These findings reflect the importance of maintaining the medical field students' motivation and its role in their academic success.
医学专业的学生承受着医学培训体系带来的巨大精神压力，更有可能患上心理和精神障碍。这些心理障碍可能会影响他们在生活不同方面的表现，包括学习。本研究的目的是评估心理健康、成就动机和学业成绩之间可能存在的关系，并研究背景因素对上述变量的影响。样本组由库尔德斯坦医科大学的学生组成。2016年，随机选取了430名库尔德斯坦医科大学的学生参与本横断面研究。我们使用一般健康问卷（GHQ）和成就动机测试（AMT）作为研究工具。我们的研究结果表明，心理健康与成就动机显著相关（<0.001），但与学业成绩无关（=0.37）。此外，成就动机与学业成绩之间也存在显著关系（=0.025）。GHQ与人口统计学因素无关，而学业成绩和成就动机分别与学习领域和婚姻状况相关。总之，那些更有动力实现教育和学业目标的学生，在学业上更有可能取得成功，学业表现也更强。此外，心理健康状况更合适的学生在学习和研究中的动机水平会更高。这些发现反映了保持医学专业学生动机的重要性及其在学业成功中的作用。
