Abstract
Background: Health professions students often experience stress and potential burnout while completing their entry-to-practice education; therefore, detecting and monitoring burn out among these students is paramount. This study compared motivation domains and determined the relationship between motivation and academic burnout among students of the Dental Faculty at the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This analytical study was conducted longitudinally with dental students at the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences beginning from 2012, the first semester of the participating first-year students and then in the final semester when the same students graduated in 2017.All students (N = 110) were invited to participate. Academic motivation was assessed using the Valler and Academic Motivation Scale. Comparison between first and last semester motivation scores and the relationship between academic motivation level and burnout subscales was determined using independent t-tests and Pearson’s correlation coefficient tests. SPSS was used for the statistical analysis; P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Gender had a statistically significant effect on extrinsic motivation and a motivation: in both the first and last semesters, male students were less extrinsically motivated (P < 0.05).Pearson’s correlation coefficient test found a significant inverse correlation between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of students in their final semester and the academic efficacy (EF)subscale (r = -0.25, P = 0.015; r = -0.21, P = 0.03, respectively). Conclusion: Results showed that although there was a decrease in motivation level, students had high motivation and low burnout level in their final semester compared to their first semester. Extrinsic motivation was higher than intrinsic at both stages
Highlights
Motivation has an important role in explaining the causes of behavior and actions, guiding behavior to reaching goals
Despite the fact that this passion is expected to continue to help in the best possible way, individually and socially, some students suffer from academic burnout
The analysis showed that gender had statistically significant effects on extrinsic motivation and amotivation (P < 0.05); in both semesters, male students were significantly less extrinsically motivated
Summary
Motivation has an important role in explaining the causes of behavior and actions, guiding behavior to reaching goals. Several studies have shown high levels of psychological issues in medical students at different points of their training and academic life.[4] Health professions students often experience stress and potential burnout when completing their entry-to-practice education; detecting and monitoring burnout among these students is of paramount importance.[5] Various ranges of burnout levels among. This study compared motivation domains and determined the relationship between motivation and academic burnout among students of the Dental Faculty at the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Pearson’s correlation coefficient test found a significant inverse correlation between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of students in their final semester and the academic efficacy (EF) subscale (r = -0.25, P = 0.015; r = -0.21, P = 0.03, respectively).
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