Background factors associated with academic motivation for attending medical school immediately after admission in Japan: A single-center study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To become a doctor with a high level of professionalism and ethical standards, it is important to have and maintain a high level of motivation right from medical school. However, studies in Japan have not quantitatively investigated the factors related to motivation immediately after enrollment. This study aimed to identify the demographic factors that influence the motivation of medical students immediately after admission.

Methods

A cross-sectional single-center study was conducted. First-year medical students answered our questionnaire three weeks after the admission. The questionnaire comprised 16 demographic items and the 28-item Academic Motivation Scale, which was used to quantify motivation.

Results

Our analysis showed that amotivation, representing

SUBMITTER: Watari T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9062539 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature