Memon Ismail, Omair Ahmad, Barradah Omar M, Almegren Nasser M, Almuqbil Musab M, Batarfi Omar H, Masuadi Emad, Feroz Zeeshan
Anatomy, Saba University School of Medicine, The Bottom, BES.
Anatomy, College of Science and Health Professions, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Cureus. 2023 Jul 5;15(7):e41417. doi: 10.7759/cureus.41417. eCollection 2023 Jul.
Introduction Studying medical science is a demanding task, often leading to exam anxiety among medical students. This study aims to measure anxiety levels among medical students and their relationship with gender, age, grades, study time, year of study, and learning methods. Methods It is a cross-sectional study involving third- to sixth-year medical students, who filled in the questionnaire related to the personal data, studying methods, and the Westside Test Anxiety Scale, to estimate the exam anxiety levels before the final examinations of the academic year 2020-2021. Completed questionnaires were reviewed, entered in Microsoft Excel, and analyzed using SPSS. Results We found a significant association between gender and high-test anxiety (p < 0.001), with a higher prevalence among females (47.9%) compared to males (22.5%). Although non-significant, its prevalence was higher among the 20 years old (34%) and those with a GPA 4.00-4.49 (37.9%). Anxiety decreased as the students progressed to higher years of studies (37.9% in the third year to only 9.1% in sixthyear, p=0.073), with the lower incidence among those who studied five days or more per week (26.7%) and no significant difference was observed whether students studying in a group or individually. Though insignificant (p=0.754), learning through textbooks was found to be less stressful (29% vs 33%). Conclusion Our findings suggest that mediocre and female students are more vulnerable to exam high-test anxiety. Progression to senior years and use of textbooks were associated with lower anxiety levels. A cohort longitudinal study to establish an association between specific factors and anxiety levels is recommended.
引言
学习医学是一项艰巨的任务，常常导致医学生出现考试焦虑。本研究旨在测量医学生的焦虑水平及其与性别、年龄、成绩、学习时间、学习年份和学习方法的关系。
方法
这是一项横断面研究，涉及三至六年级的医学生，他们填写了与个人数据、学习方法和韦氏考试焦虑量表相关的问卷，以估计2020 - 2021学年期末考试前的考试焦虑水平。对完成的问卷进行审核，录入Microsoft Excel，并使用SPSS进行分析。
结果
我们发现性别与高考试焦虑之间存在显著关联（p < 0.001），女性（47.9%）的患病率高于男性（22.5%）。虽然不显著，但在20岁的学生（34%）和平均绩点为4.00 - 4.49的学生中（37.9%）患病率更高。随着学生升入更高年级，焦虑水平降低（三年级为37.9%，六年级仅为9.1%，p = 0.073），每周学习五天或更多天的学生中焦虑发生率较低（26.7%），且未观察到学生是小组学习还是单独学习有显著差异。虽然不显著（p = 0.754），但通过教科书学习的压力较小（29%对33%）。
结论
我们的研究结果表明，成绩中等的学生和女生更容易受到考试高焦虑的影响。升入高年级和使用教科书与较低的焦虑水平相关。建议进行队列纵向研究以确定特定因素与焦虑水平之间的关联。
