Who Thrives in Medical School? Intrinsic Motivation, Resilience, and Satisfaction Among Medical Students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical education is highly demanding and often entails stress, pressure, and competition. Understanding what drives students' satisfaction is essential to support learning and well-being. This study aims to identify factors associated with satisfaction with medical education among Polish medical students, focusing on motivation, personal circumstances, resilience, and the long-term impact of COVID-19.

Methods

In a cross-sectional online survey, 334 students from years one, four, and six completed measures of satisfaction with medical studies (nineteen items), motivation (ten items), resilience (using the Brief Resilience Scale), self-rated health, financial situation, global life satisfaction, and study-related stress, plus eight items on COVID-19 impact. Associa

SUBMITTER: Terech J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12691725 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature