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Personality and achievement: A follow-up study.
Rani Srivastva1, Alka Sabharwal2, Alka Agrawal3
1Department of Clinical Psychology, Santosh Medical University, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Industrial Psychiatry Journal
|July 8, 2022
Summary
Medical students who failed exams showed higher stress and anxiety. Abstract reasoning differed significantly between students who passed all exams on the first attempt versus those who had supplementary exams.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Psychology
- Student Well-being
Background:
- Medical student well-being is crucial for societal progress.
- High prevalence of psychiatric morbidity and low self-esteem among medical students necessitates attention.
Purpose of the Study:
- Compare depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms in medical students based on exam performance.
- Investigate differences between students who passed all exams on the first attempt and those with supplementary exams.
Main Methods:
- Utilized Raven's Progressive Matrices Scale (RSPM), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), Sinha's Anxiety Scale, Stress Reaction Check (SRC) List, and 16-Personality Factors (16 PF) questionnaires.
- Recorded academic performance scores for correlation analysis.
Main Results:
- Statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) were found in RSPM and EPQ Lie-scale scores between groups.
- Spearman's correlation revealed significant associations between overall performance and psychological factors, specifically Factor C and Tough Poise (16 PF).
Conclusions:
- Abstract reasoning (RSPM) significantly differs between students who passed all exams versus those with supplementary exams.
- Female students exhibited higher psychosis, lie scale values (EPQ), and stress levels (SRC).
- Tough Poise and Independence (16 PF) differed significantly between the groups.
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