Prevalence and impact of mistreatment on academic motivation among clinical year medical students in Thailand.

ABSTRACT: Mistreatment can adversely affect students' academic performance and mental health. This study investigated the prevalence of mistreatment and its association with academic motivation among Thai clinical-year medical students. A cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students throughout Thailand using the Composite Questionnaire of Mistreatment and Academic Motivation Scale (AMS). Descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, correlations, and regression analyses were conducted. A p value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The sample included 399 students, with a median age of 23 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 22-24), and 61.5% were female. A total of 81% of participants experienced mistreatment. Twenty-nine percent of students thought that mistreatment occurred bec

SUBMITTER: Hiranwong T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12311124 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature