Burnout, quality of life, motivation, and academic achievement among medical students: A person-oriented approach

Mataroria P. Lyndon; Marcus A. Henning; Hussain Alyami; Sanjeev Krishna; Irene Zeng; Tzu-Chieh Yu; Andrew G. Hill

doi:10.1007/s40037-017-0340-6

Burnout, quality of life, motivation, and academic achievement among medical students: A person-oriented approach

Volume 6 (2017): Issue 2

By: Mataroria P. Lyndon, Marcus A. Henning, Hussain Alyami, Sanjeev Krishna, Irene Zeng, Tzu-Chieh Yu and Andrew G. Hill

Open Access

|Feb 2017

Abstract

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to identify burnout and quality of life profiles of medical students and determine their associations with academic motivation and achievement on progress tests using a person-oriented approach.

Methods Medical students (n = 670) in Year 3 to Year 5 at the University of Auckland were classified into three different profiles as derived from a two-step cluster analysis using World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF scores and Copenhagen Burnout Inventory scores. The profiles were used as independent variables to assess differences in academic motivation and achievement on progress tests using a multivariate analysis of co-variance and repeated measures analysis of co-variance methods.

Results The response rate was 47%. Three clusters were obtained: Higher Burnout Lower Quality of Life (n = 62, 20%), Moderate Burnout Moderate Quality of Life (n = 131, 41%), and Lower Burnout Higher Quality of Life (n = 124, 39%). After controlling for gender and year level, Higher Burnout Lower Quality of Life students had significantly higher test anxiety (p < 0.0001) and amotivation scores (p < 0.0001); and lower intrinsic motivation (p < 0.005), self-efficacy (p < 0.001), and progress test scores (p = 0.03) compared with the other profiles.

Conclusion Burnout and Quality of Life profiles of medical students are associated with differences in academic motivation and achievement over time.

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