Stress and its association with academic performance among dental undergraduate students in Fujian, China: a cross-sectional online questionnaire survey

Lin, Xiu Jiao; Zhang, Chang Yuan; Song, Yang; Hsu, Ming Lun; Cheng, Hui; Jiang, Chen; Yu, Hao

doi:10.1186/s12909-020-02095-4

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“…This result seemed consistent with another Chinese study that noted that the strongest stressor among Chinese dental students was “performance pressure”, specifically, fear of examinations, competition with peers, and uncertainty about the future. 51 This result suggested that “academic performance” and “career expectations” may be sustained demands or challenges among Chinese medical school students. In addition, health-related stressors were also proposed by our participants.…”

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Perceived Stress Among Chinese Medical Students Engaging in Online Learning in Light of COVID-19

Wang¹,

Liu²,

Zhang³

et al. 2021

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After a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries have repeatedly imposed strict quarantine regimes as the virus mutates and becomes more contagious. Medical undergraduate education has been disrupted and transformed into prolonged home isolation and online learning. Although studies have reported that the COVID-19 pandemic tends to increase perceived stress (PS) and affect the mental health of medical students, the influencing factors are unclear. Therefore, based on the stress process model, this study will comprehensively evaluate the distribution of stressors of medical students and explore the personal and environmental predictors of PS during the epidemic. Participants and Methods: An online survey was conducted among medical students (n=369) from three medical universities in western China who engaged in online learning. A stress process conceptual framework was formed to explore the influencing factors of PS. The survey items contained four sections: (a) the potential stressors derived from academic, psychosocial and health-related demands; coping resources such as (b) online learning environment support and (c) personal resilience, including online learning behavior and individual characteristics; and (d) PS, perception of imbalanced demands and coping resources. Results: The mean PS score was 17.39 (SD=4.58), and over four-fifths (82.3%) of the students had moderate to high levels of stress. The average item scores of academic, psychosocial and health-related stressors were 2.72 (SD=0.55), 2.31 (SD=0.55) and 2.07 (SD=0.50), respectively. Gender, grade, psychosocial stressors, health-related stressors, specific online learning behavior (persistence, attitude and flexibility), and the online learning environment (teaching, social and cognitive presence) were predictors of PS. Conclusion:Our results specify that a reduction in psychological and health-related stressor stimulation, specific online learning behavior promotion, and well-established online learning environment support could be considered essential for alleviating the negative impacts of COVID-19 on the psychosocial health of medical undergraduates.

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Perceived Stress Among Chinese Medical Students Engaging in Online Learning in Light of COVID-19

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“…Deve ser pontuado que o estresse e a exaustão emocional podem levar ao desenvolvimento da Síndrome de Burnout e influenciar negativamente no desempenho das atividades acadêmicas do curso e na qualidade do tratamento ao paciente (Jiménez-Ortiz et al, 2019). Procedimentos direcionados para reduzir o estresse são indicados, visando à melhoria no desempenho do estudante (Lin et al, 2020).…”

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Representações Sociais de Estudantes de Odontologia sobre o Atendimento em Clínica Odontopediátrica

2021

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O objetivo da pesquisa foi analisar as representações sociais construídas por estudantes de Odontologia sobre o atendimento prestado a crianças. A população-alvo do estudo foi constituída por estudantes de graduação em Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), entrevistados no 10º período, após terem frequentado as disciplinas de clínica odontopediátrica. As respostas às questões norteadoras foram registradas em áudio, submetidas à análise de conteúdo e interpretadas pela abordagem processual das representações sociais. Participaram 26 estudantes, com média de 23,8±1,4 anos de idade, e a temática da entrevista semiestruturada envolveu expectativas prévias e vivência clínica. As representações que emergiram passaram pelo processo de organização em categorias. As representações sociais construídas por estudantes de Odontologia sobre o atendimento de crianças foram relacionadas à experiência gratificante e proveitosa, embora esta vivência possa ter sido complexa e desafiadora. Ademais, sob a ótica dos estudantes, é necessário ter paciência, ser compreensivo com a criança, manifestar carinho no atendimento, conquistar a confiança e usar a criatividade.

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“…Over the past 35 years, research studies showed a significant amount of stress experienced by undergraduate dental students. [ 1 2 3 4 5 ] In order to address the educational psychological, and social needs of their students, teachers should be aware of the main sources of stress and its impact on academic performances or well-being. Thus, the evaluative feedback from dental students enables to improve the education performance.…”

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New psychometric evidences on the Dental Environment Stress questionnaire among Romanian students

Sfeatcu

Balgiu

Părlătescu

2021

J Edu Health Promot

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BACKGROUND: The academic environment is a challenge for dental students due to the multiple sources of stress they face. For this reason, the present study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Dental Environment Stress (DES) questionnaire. The secondary objective was to identify the specific sources of stress perceived by dental students related to gender and years of study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among dental students ( n = 340; M age = 22.45) from the Romanian University of Medicine and Pharmacy in October– December 2019. The factorial structure of the questionnaire was performed by means of the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and the multi group-CFA. The convergent and divergent validities were measured by associating DES with scales that measure depression, anxiety, and tension/stress (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21-R), perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale-14), and life satisfaction (Satisfaction with Life Scale). RESULTS: New measure obtained supported a five-factor and thirty-item structure, which is gender invariant. All the factors within DES have a significant positive correlation with depression, anxiety, tension/stress, and perceived stress and a negative correlation with life satisfaction. The Cronbach's α coefficients are acceptable (range: 0.67–0.89). The female students perceive aspects related to performance, the relations with the faculty, clinical responsibilities, and personal life to be more stressful than males. Senior students perceive more stressed aspects related to personal life, while freshmen have higher scores on stress associated with clinical responsibilities. CONCLUSIONS: The present results show that DES has psychometric properties which are adequate for the assessment of dental stress in the case of Romanian students; nevertheless, it is necessary to extend the use of DES to students attending other universities and to dental practitioners.

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Stress and its association with academic performance among dental undergraduate students in Fujian, China: a cross-sectional online questionnaire survey

Cited by 59 publications

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Perceived Stress Among Chinese Medical Students Engaging in Online Learning in Light of COVID-19

Perceived Stress Among Chinese Medical Students Engaging in Online Learning in Light of COVID-19

Representações Sociais de Estudantes de Odontologia sobre o Atendimento em Clínica Odontopediátrica

New psychometric evidences on the Dental Environment Stress questionnaire among Romanian students

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