学术压力的纵向分析及其对唾液皮质醇,α-氨酶和学业成果的影响:研究方案
Juan Luis Castillo-Navarrete1,2,3, Alejandra Guzmán-Castillo2,3,4, Claudio Bustos2,3,5
1Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de Tecnología Médica, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
PloS one
|December 20, 2024
概括
学术压力影响大学生
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 生理学 生理学 生理学
- 教育研究教育研究
背景情况:
- 学术压力是影响大学生福祉和学术成绩的普遍问题.
- 了解压力,生物因素和行为之间的相互作用对于开发有针对性的干预措施至关重要.
- 这项研究解决了对高等教育学术压力的纵向研究的需要.
研究的目的:
- 调查生物学和心理行为变量在学术压力-绩效关系中的调解作用.
- 检查这些调解者如何影响整个大学学期的学业绩.
- 为设计有效干预措施提供数据,以减轻学术压力.
主要方法:
- 纵向的,非实验性的观测设计,在三个评估周期中收集数据.
- 包括160名本科医学学生,包括正在接受治疗的学生,以获得生态有效性.
- 使用电子问卷 (REDCap),用于生理数据的智能设备 (心率,SpO2,睡眠) 和唾液样本 (皮质醇,α-氨基酶).
主要成果:
- 预计生物变量 (皮质醇,α-氨基酶) 对学业成绩的显著调解,特别是在学期末.
- 预计心理行为变量也会影响学业成绩,其影响因压力水平而异.
- 使用可访问技术和非侵入性方法的研究设计提供了一个可复制的模型.
结论:
- 生物学和心理行为因素显著介导学术压力对学生成绩的影响.
- 在压力研究中可以有效地使用可访问的,非侵入性的数据收集方法.
- 调查结果将为开发干预措施提供信息,以支持学生的学术成功和福祉.
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