Procrastination and predictor variables among a group of dental students in Turkey

Atalayın, Çiğdem; Balkıs, Murat; Tezel, Hüseyin; Kayrak, Gul

doi:10.1080/13548506.2017.1418014

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“…This confirmed the findings of numerous previous studies (e.g., Kohama, 2010). Fear of failure is mentioned as a reason for procrastination behavior (Atalayin, Balkis, Tezel, & Kayrak, 2017). Thus, it could be supposed that dental students engaged in procrastination behavior because of anxiety about failing course examinations.…”

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Behavioral and Emotional Factors Identifying Dental Students’ Academic Performance and Depression Tendency in Japan

Lee¹

2020

WJEH

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This study primarily aimed to identify the mechanism through which behavioral and emotional factors relate to Japanese dental students’ academic performance, and secondarily to explain which emotional and behavioral factors and academic performance are related to dental students’ depression. A questionnaire survey was administered to 92 first-year undergraduate dental students during the 2018 academic year at a Japanese university. Regarding the mechanism of students’ academic performance, results of path analysis revealed that procrastination behavior positively affected emotional irritation and emotional irritation negatively affected academic performance. Correlation analysis revealed that depression tendency was positively related to emotional irritation and procrastination behavior. This study shows that undergraduate dental students’ stable emotion (lack of irritation) is likely associated with their academic success and their psychological health. Hence, to aid in the reduction of dental students’ depression and to improve their academic performance, we propose that educators should display acceptance of students’ emotions as an alternative to suggesting solutions from their own viewpoint.

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Behavioral and Emotional Factors Identifying Dental Students’ Academic Performance and Depression Tendency in Japan

Lee¹

2020

WJEH

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“…Limited information could be found in the literature regarding class rank or GPA at tertiary education as an antecedent of life satisfaction. A cross-sectional study of Turkish dental students showed that SWLS score may be positively associated with their academic performance [33]. We demonstrated that the specialists who were ranked in the upper middle quartile (26 to 50%), but interestingly not top 25%, of their class in dental school had a significantly higher mean life satisfaction score than those in the bottom 25% of the class.…”

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Life satisfaction of Taiwanese dental graduates received residencies in the U.S.: a cross-sectional study

Chen

Kao³

et al. 2020

BMC Med Educ

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Background Each year, more than 200 international dental graduates start U.S. specialty trainings to become specialists. It is unknown if their life satisfaction is associated with any dental career-related factor before residencies (e.g. dental school class rank, research experience, or private practice experience) and after residencies (e.g. staying in the U.S., teaching status, workplace, or board certification). This cross-sectional study aimed to identify these potential factors by surveying Taiwanese dental graduates who pursued U.S. residencies. Methods Life satisfaction was measured with a structured questionnaire, Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), which includes five statements on a 5-point Likert scale. Online surveys were sent out to 290 Taiwanese dental graduates who were known to pursue U.S. residencies. T-test, one way analysis of variance, and multivariable adjusted generalized linear model (GLM) were used to assess the differences of mean SWLS scores from different variables. Results Surveys were completed by 158 dentists. Mean SWLS score of 125 specialists was higher (p = 0.0007) than the score of 33 residents. For the 125 specialists, multivariable adjusted GLM demonstrated better life satisfaction was positively associated with multiple independent factors, such as having research experience, being ranked in the top 26 ~ 50% of the class in dental school, starting U.S. residency within 4 years after dental school, starting residency before year 1996, and specializing in endodontics (vs. periodontics). Life satisfaction was not associated with any factors after residency (e.g. staying in the U.S. afterwards, teaching status, or workplace), but better mean life satisfaction score was significantly associated with being American specialty board certified (p < 0.001) for the specialists in the 26 ~ 75% of their class in dental school. For the 33 residents, better mean life satisfaction score was associated with better dental school class rank in both bivariate (p = 0.020) and multivariable adjusted GLM (p = 0.004) analyses. Conclusions The life satisfaction of Taiwanese dental graduates pursuing U.S. residencies might be associated with some professional factors, such as research experience, dental school class rank, residency timing, specialty type, and specialty board certification. We hope our results may provide some objective information on making career decisions for international dental graduates/students who are preparing for U.S. residency.

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“…[ 12 ] However, gender differences related to procrastination have been inconsistent ranging from weak to nonexistent. [ 8 26 27 ] Studies have reported a greater level of procrastination among male students, due to task aversiveness, poor time management, and less sincerity toward their study. [ 11 13 ] Lower procrastination among females has been attributed to behavioral self-control and time management leading to lesser procrastination.…”

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Academic procrastination and self-efficacy among a group of dental undergraduate students in Malaysia

Uma

Lee

Shapiai

et al. 2020

J Edu Health Promot

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Procrastination and predictor variables among a group of dental students in Turkey

Cited by 28 publications

References 24 publications

Behavioral and Emotional Factors Identifying Dental Students’ Academic Performance and Depression Tendency in Japan

Behavioral and Emotional Factors Identifying Dental Students’ Academic Performance and Depression Tendency in Japan

Life satisfaction of Taiwanese dental graduates received residencies in the U.S.: a cross-sectional study

Academic procrastination and self-efficacy among a group of dental undergraduate students in Malaysia

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