Asian medical students: quality of life and motivation to learn |
| |
| Authors: | Marcus A Henning Susan J Hawken Christian Kr?geloh Yipin Zhao and Iain Doherty |
| |
| Institution: | (1) Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand;(2) Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand;(3) Department of Psychology, AUT University, Private Bag 92006, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand;(4) Learning Technology Unit, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand |
| |
| Abstract: | Issues linked with the notions of quality of life (QOL) and motivation to learn among Asian medical students have not been
well documented. This is true in both the international and the New Zealand contexts. Our paper addresses this lack of research
by focusing on the QOL of international and domestic Asian students studying in New Zealand, where Asian students form a significant
proportion of tertiary students. Although there is evidence to suggest that Asian students do well academically, it was felt
that an investigation into their QOL would be instructive as QOL will likely have an impact on cognition, behavior, general
well-being, and motivation. The present study surveyed fourth- and fifth-year medical students to examine the relationship
between QOL and motivation to learn and to consider how Asian medical students compare against European medical and non-medical
student peers. The study utilized the World Health Organization—Quality of Life questionnaire (BREF version) and a shortened
version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire. The results show that the Asian medical students in this study
generated significantly lower scores in terms of their satisfaction with social relationships compared with their non-Asian
peers. In addition, international Asian medical students appear to be more at risk than domestic Asian students with respect
to test anxiety. The paper considers the findings and the implications for quality of life, motivation to learn, medical education,
and the Asian student community. |
| |
| Keywords: | |
| 本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录！ |
|
