Gaughran F, Dineen S, Dineen M, Cole M, Daly R J
Department of Psychiatry, University College Cork.
Ir Med J. 1997 Aug-Sep;90(5):184-5.
The object of this study was to examine the main stressors experienced by students in an Irish medical school and their effects on the attitude of the students towards their training. It also determined the students' knowledge of how they could receive help and their attitudes towards seeking such help. Data was collected by an anonymous self-report questionnaire distributed to a fifth year medical school class in the Hilary Term of the academic year. These 63 students had chosen medicine as a career mainly because of vocational and academic factors and almost two thirds of them had always wanted to do medicine. However four were no longer happy with that choice. Fifty-four percent of them had felt like making a complaint on at least one occasion, but did not do so. The perceived problems were mainly verbal in nature. 41% said that this had affected their attendance. The main source of perceived mistreatment was consultant staff. Rates of perceived racial and sexual discrimination were low. Other stressors included examinations, financial issues and family issues. 52% of students did not know the process by which they could make a complaint and 30% felt that seeking help or advice from staff would be damaging to their future career. This study analyses these issues and suggests ways of addressing them.
本研究的目的是调查爱尔兰一所医学院的学生所经历的主要压力源，以及这些压力源对学生对待培训态度的影响。研究还确定了学生对于如何获得帮助的了解程度以及他们寻求此类帮助的态度。数据通过一份匿名自填问卷收集，该问卷发放给了学年希拉里学期的一个医学院五年级班级。这63名学生选择医学作为职业主要是出于职业和学术因素，其中近三分之二的学生一直想从事医学工作。然而，有4名学生对这个选择不再满意。54%的学生表示至少有一次想投诉，但最终没有这么做。所察觉到的问题主要是言语方面的。41%的学生表示这影响了他们的出勤情况。所察觉到的虐待行为的主要来源是顾问人员。所察觉到的种族和性别歧视发生率较低。其他压力源包括考试、经济问题和家庭问题。52%的学生不知道投诉的流程，30%的学生认为向教职员工寻求帮助或建议会对他们未来的职业生涯造成损害。本研究分析了这些问题并提出了解决办法。
