A longitudinal study of relationships between previous academic achievement, emotional intelligence and personality traits with psychological health of medical students during stressful periods.
A longitudinal study of relationships between previous academic achievement, emotional intelligence and personality traits with psychological health of medical students during stressful periods.
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一项纵向研究，探讨医学生在压力时期的学业成绩、情商和人格特质与心理健康之间的关系。
作者：
M. Yusoff;A. R. Esa;Mohamad Najib Mat Pa;See Ching Mey;Rosniza Abdul Aziz;A. F. Abdul Rahim
上下文
有相当多的证据表明，情商、以前的学业成绩(即累积平均绩点)和个性与各种职业环境中的成功有关。本研究评估了这些变量与一年级医学生在应激期的心理健康的关系。
方法
一项为期一年的前瞻性研究被马来西亚圣公会大学医学院录取。在入院前获得了关于情商、平均绩点和人格特征的信息。采用大学生马来西亚情商问卷和马来西亚大学人格问卷分别测量大学生情绪智力和人格特征。在课程结束(时间1)和期末(时间2)考试中用21个条目的抑郁焦虑应激量表测量压力、焦虑和抑郁。
结果
在压力较小的时期(时间1)，压力水平与宜人性和最终GPA相关，焦虑水平与情绪控制和情绪责任感相关，抑郁水平与最终GPA和外向相关。在压力较大的阶段(时间2)，神经质与应激水平相关，焦虑水平与神经质、情绪表达相关，抑郁水平与神经质相关。
结论
本研究发现，在压力最大的测试阶段，神经质是影响医学生心理健康的最强相关因素。在压力较小的时期，各种人格特征、情绪智力和既往学习成绩是影响心理健康的相关因素。这些数据表明，及早识别易受医学院压力环境影响的医学生，可能有助于他们在医学培训期间保持心理健康。
CONTEXT
There is considerable evidence that emotional intelligence, previous academic achievement (i.e. cumulative grade point average (GPA)) and personality are associated with success in various occupational settings. This study evaluated the relationships of these variables with psychological health of first year medical students during stressful periods.
METHODS
A 1-year prospective study was done with students accepted into the School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Information on emotional intelligence, GPA and personality traits were obtained prior to admission. The validated Universiti Sains Malaysia Emotional Quotient Inventory and Universiti Sains Malaysia Personality Inventory were used to measure emotional intelligence and personality traits, respectively. Stress, anxiety and depression were measured by the 21-item Depression Anxiety Stress Scale during the end-of-course (time 1) and final (time 2) examinations.
RESULTS
At the less stressful period (time 1), stress level was associated with agreeableness and the final GPA, anxiety level was associated with emotional control and emotional conscientiousness and depression level was associated with the final GPA and extraversion. At the more stressful period (time 2), neuroticism associated with stress level, anxiety level was associated with neuroticism and emotional expression, and depression level was associated with neuroticism.
CONCLUSIONS
This study found that neuroticism was the strongest associated factor of psychological health of medical students during their most stressful testing period. Various personality traits, emotional intelligence and previous academic performance were associated factors of psychological health during a less stressful period. These data suggest that early identification of medical students who are vulnerable to the stressful environment of medical schools might help them maintain psychological well-being during medical training.