The mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between past professional training and burnout resilience in medical education: a multicentre cross-sectional study

Autor: Rebecca Erschens, Carla Schröpel, Anne Herrmann-Werner, Florian Junne, Lena Listunova, Andrea Heinzmann, Oliver Keis, Katrin Schüttpelz-Brauns, Sabine C. Herpertz, Kevin Kunz, Stephan Zipfel, Teresa Festl-Wietek
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Medical Education, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6920
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05854-9
Popis: Abstract Background Meta-analyses indicate a high prevalence of burnout among medical students. Although studies have investigated different coping strategies and health interventions to prevent burnout, professional experience’s influence on burnout resilience as seldom been explored. Therefore, in our study we aimed to examine the self-efficacy’s mediating role in the relationship between past vocational training and burnout resilience. In the process, we also analysed the associations between study-related variables and burnout resilience. Methods In our cross-sectional study, we analysed the data of 2217 medical students at different stages of their university education (i.e. 1st, 3rd, 6th, 10th semester, and final year) at five medical faculties in Germany. The questionnaire included items addressing variables related to medical school, previous professional and academic qualifications, and validated instruments for measuring burnout and self-efficacy. Results The overall prevalence of burnout was 19.7%, as defined by high scores for emotional exhaustion and notable values in at least one of the other two dimensions (cynicism or academic efficacy). Higher levels for self-efficacy (p
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