Korean Medical Education Review (의학교육논단)

Yonsei university college of medicine (연세대학교 의과대학)
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Effects of Academic Relationships on Academic Burnout in Health Professions Students

보건의료계 학생에서 학업적 대인관계가 학업소진에 미치는 영향

  • Jang, Junhwan (Department of Premedicine, Eulji University School of Medicine) ;
  • Bae, Seonhwan (Department of Premedicine, Eulji University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Gyungjae (Department of Premedicine, Eulji University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Doyoung (Department of Premedicine, Eulji University School of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Junseong (Department of Premedicine, Eulji University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Seunghyeon (Department of Premedicine, Eulji University School of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Mira (Department of Preventive Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Do-Hwan (Department of Medical Education, Eulji University School of Medicine)
  • 장준환 (을지대학교 의과대학 의예과) ;
  • 배선환 (을지대학교 의과대학 의예과) ;
  • 김경재 (을지대학교 의과대학 의예과) ;
  • 김도영 (을지대학교 의과대학 의예과) ;
  • 박준성 (을지대학교 의과대학 의예과) ;
  • 이승현 (을지대학교 의과대학 의예과) ;
  • 박미라 (을지대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 김도환 (을지대학교 의과대학 의학교육학교실)
  • Received : 2019.01.15
  • Accepted : 2019.04.02
  • Published : 2019.06.30
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Abstract

There are several dimensions of academic burnout experienced by medical and health science college students. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of academic relationships on academic burnout. Data was collected from 476 Eulji University students using an online survey over 4 days in April of 2018. Of the 264 respondents, 111 studied medicine (42.0%), 105 studied nursing (39.8%), and 48 studied clinical pathology (18.1%). The questionnaire was composed of the following sections: demographics (four questions), general life characteristics (seven questions), academic enthusiasm (eight questions), academic relationships (15 questions), and academic burnout sub-dimensions (partially revised Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey Scale) (11 questions). T-tests and one-way analysis of variance were performed to illustrate the differences among the three departments. The effects of academic relationships and academic enthusiasm on academic burnout were analyzed using linear regression. Comparing the three departments, academic burnout was not found to be statistically significant (p=0.296). However, medical students' academic enthusiasm was significantly lower (p<0.001) and academic relationships were significantly higher (p<0.001) than nursing and clinical pathology students. The difference in academic burnout among the three departments was not significant. However, medical students have stronger academic relationships, while nursing and clinical pathology students were more focused on academics. Relationships and academic enthusiasm contribute to reducing academic burnout. Therefore, strategies need to be developed to deal with academic burnout considering relationship factors.

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Table 1. General characteristics of respondents

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Table 2. Factors related to studying

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Table 3. Results of MBI-SS

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Table 4. Comparison among students in different disciplines

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Table 5. Linear regression analysis for Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey mean score

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