Stress and its association with academic performance among dental undergraduate students in Fujian, China: a cross-sectional online questionnaire survey
| Autor: | Jiang Chen, Hao Yu, Xiu Jiao Lin, Ming Lun Hsu, Chang Yuan Zhang, Hui Cheng, Song Yang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male China 020205 medical informatics Students Dental lcsh:Medicine Perceived Stress Scale 02 engineering and technology Computer-assisted web interviewing Academic performance Stress Education Occupational Stress Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Statistical significance Linear regression 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans Response rate (survey) lcsh:LC8-6691 Medical education Academic year lcsh:Special aspects of education lcsh:R Workload 030206 dentistry General Medicine Cross-Sectional Studies Female Educational Measurement Dental students Analysis of variance Psychology Stress Psychological Research Article Demography |
| Zdroj: | BMC Medical Education, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020) BMC Medical Education |
| ISSN: | 1472-6920 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12909-020-02095-4 |
| Popis: | Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the amount and sources of stress in dental undergraduate students in Fujian, China, and the factors associated with stress. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted during the second semester of the 2017-2018 academic year at the School of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, China. A total of 396 students were surveyed with the Dental Environment Stress Questionnaire (DES) and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) using an online survey system. The participants' demographic information, including sex, age, year of study, and grade point average (GPA) was also collected. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed to compare the stress scores. Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to explore the associated factors of stress and academic performance. All statistical analyses were performed at a significance level of 5%. Results: A total of 347 undergraduate students participated in the present study, for a response rate of 87.6%. There were no significant differences in the DES and PSS total scores among students of different grades and sexes. Significant differences were found in the DES "workload" and "self-efficacy beliefs" scores among students from different study years (all P < 0.05). The Multiple linear regression showed that DES and PSS scores were negatively correlated with GPA, while sex was positively correlated with GPA (all P < 0.05). Female students had significantly higher GPAs than male students. Conclusions: Dental undergraduates in Fujian, China experienced moderate levels of stress. While the amount of stress did not differ by year of study, the sources of stress did differ. Stress scores and sex were negatively correlated with academic performance. BMC Medical Education, 20(1), art.no.181; 2020 |
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