Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (동의신경정신과학회지)

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Study on Stress and Burnout in Medical Education at the School of Korean Medicine

한의학전문대학원 재학생들의 학업 스트레스와 학업소진에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Sung Hye (Division of Longevity and Biofunctional Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Han, Seung Yoon (Division of Longevity and Biofunctional Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Jong Dae (Institute for Human Behavior, Yonsei University) ;
  • Choi, Sumi (Department of Child Development and Family Studies, College of Human Ecology, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Soo Jin (Department of Psychotherapy, School of Nursing and Public Health, Kyungil University) ;
  • Lim, Jung Hwa (Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Chae, Han (Division of Longevity and Biofunctional Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
  • 김성혜 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 양생기능의학부) ;
  • 한승윤 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 양생기능의학부) ;
  • 김종대 (연세대학교 인간행동연구소) ;
  • 최수미 (부산대학교 생활환경대학 아동가족학과) ;
  • 이수진 (경일대학교 간호보건대학 심리치료학과) ;
  • 임정화 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 한방신경정신과교실) ;
  • 채한 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 양생기능의학부)
  • Received : 2015.05.21
  • Accepted : 2015.06.11
  • Published : 2015.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives: Medical students suffer from mental health and academic problems due to academic stress. We investigated academic stress and exhaustion along with psychological issues caused by medical education during the years in the School of Korean Medicine. Methods: Two hundred fifty-one university students from the School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, were asked to complete the Medical Stress Scale (MSS), Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS), Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) three times during each semester for two years from 2013 onwards. We analyzed the influence of school term and vacation on educational stress and negative affect with the T-test. The Pearson's correlation analysis and regression analysis were used to predict changes during the first semester or first years of study in the School of Korean Medicine. Results: Academic stress and burnout increased steadily until the first semester of third grade, which was measured with MSS and MBI-SS. The anxiety level was highest when the students started the first grade and it decreased significantly after the first semester. Negative affect repeatedly increased significantly after each school term; however, it reduced after each vacation. In the first grade, 19.5% of the last measure of MSS can be explained with the first measure of MSS. Discussion: This study extensively reviewed the trends and characteristics of four years of academic stress and its related psychological influence, and discussed its importance for developing a more efficient academic curriculum for traditional Korean Medicine.

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