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Relationship Between Achievement Motivation, Mental Health and Academic Success in University Students

(2021) Relationship Between Achievement Motivation, Mental Health and Academic Success in University Students. International Quarterly of Community Health Education.

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Abstract

Students of medical sciences are under intense mental stress induced by medical training system and are more likely to develop psychological and mental disorders. These psychological disorders may influence their performance in different aspects of life including their study. The aim of the present study is to assess the possible relationships between mental health, achievement motivation, and academic achievement and to study the effect of background factors on mentioned variables. The sample group consists of students of Kurdistan University of medical sciences. 430 students at Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences were selected randomly to participate in the present cross-sectional study in 2016. We used General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and Achievement motivation test (AMT) as the measures of our study. Our findings indicated that mental health is significantly correlated with achievement motivation (p <.001), but has no correlation with educational success (p =.37). Also, a significant relationship was observed between achievement motivation and academic achievement (p =.025). GHQ was not correlated with demographic factors, while academic achievement and achievement motivation are associated with the field of study and marital status respectively. Conclusively, students who are more motivated to achieve their educational and academic goals, will be more likely to be successful in their education and have stronger academic performance. Also, students with more appropriate mental health status will have higher level of motivation in their education and studies. These findings reflect the importance of maintaining the medical field students� motivation and its role in their academic success. © The Author(s) 2021.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: academic success; anxiety; depression; mental health; motivation
Journal or Publication Title: International Quarterly of Community Health Education
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc.
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X211025932
ISSN: 0272684X
Depositing User: مسعود رسول آبادی
URI: http://eprints.muk.ac.ir/id/eprint/4985

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