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Csaba Hamvai
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Csaba Hamvai
Department of Behavioral Sciences, Medical Faculty, University of Szeged, Hungary
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Dániel Baricz
Dániel Baricz
Markusovszky Hospital, Neurology, Szombathely , Hungary
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Dávid Pócs
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Dávid Pócs
Department of Behavioral Sciences, Medical Faculty, University of Szeged, Hungary
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Oguz Kelemen
Department of Behavioral Sciences, Medical Faculty, University of Szeged, Hungary
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Background: Quarter-life crisis is the anxiety and discomfort the young might experience at the end of their studies and at the beginning of their career. Objectives: Factors related to medical students’ quarter-life crisis were explored in this study. Methods: in the cross-sectional study, 351 medical students (74.6% female, mean of age: 23.79 years, SD: 1.53 years) filled in the online questionnaire that contained Quarter-life Crisis Questionnaire, International Personality Item Pool version of Big Five markers, and questions about different aspects of medical school. Independent t-test, Mann-Whitney U test and linear regression analysis were performed. Results: Women reported higher quarter-life crisis (t = –3.44, p = 0.001, Cohen’s d = 0.42). Higher quarter-life crisis displayed among those students who did not apply to medical university right after high school (U = 2865.5, p = 0.03, Cohen’s d = 0.24). Students who would have not applied to medical school again (t = –7.93, p < 0.001, Cohen’s d = 0.90); would have not encouraged their children to apply to medical school (U = 10414.5, p < 0.001, Cohen’s d = 0.57); were uncertain to finish university (t = 6.68, p< 0.001, Cohen’s d = 0.74) showed higher quarter-life crisis. Students who failed at least one term for academic reason (U = 11809.5, p = 0.04, Cohen’s d = 0.23); did not feel to get proper knowledge to accomplish a medical job (t = –3.90, p < 0.001, Cohen’s d = 0.54); were not satisfied with their grades (U = 11560.5, p = 0.01, Cohen’s d = 0.27) reported higher quarter-life crisis. Students who did not plan to work in a clinical field and patient care (t =–5.974, p = 0.00, Cohen’s d = 0.93); wanted to work abroad in the future (U = 12931.5, p = 0.00; Cohen’s d =0.27) had higher quarter-life crisis. Personality traits, such as extraversion (β = –0.20, p < 0.001), conscientiousness (β = –0.10, p = 0.01) were significant negative, neuroticism significant positive predictor of quarter-life crisis (β = 0.61, p < 0.001). Conclusion: The explored variables might be indicators of quarter-life crisis, and can be the basis of university counseling, when medical students’ quarter-life crisis and emerging adulthood is in focus.
Elméleti háttér: A kapunyitási pánik az a szorongás és diszkomfortérzés, amelyet a fiatalok tanulmányaik végén és karrierjük kezdetén élhetnek át. Cél: Az orvostanhallgatók kapunyitási pánikjához kapcsolódó tényezőket vizsgáltuk. Módszer: A keresztmetszeti kutatásban 351 orvostanhallgató (74,6% nő, átlagéletkor: 23,79 év, szórás: 1,53 év) töltötte ki az online kérdőívet, amely a Kapunyitási Pánik Kérdővet, az International Personality Item Pool version of Big Five markers nevű skálát, vala-mint az orvosi egyetem különböző aspektusaival kapcsolatos kérdéseket foglalta magában. Eredmények: A nők magasabb szintű kapunyitási pánikról számoltak be (t = –3,44; p = 0,001; Cohen -d = 0,42). A kapu nyitási pánik magasabb szintű volt azok között a hallgatók között, akik nem azonnal jelentkeztek az orvosi egyetemre a középiskolát követően (U = 2865,5; p = 0,03; Cohen-d = 0,24). Azok a hall-gatók, akik nem jelentkeznének újra orvosi egyetemre (t = –7,93; p = 0,00; Cohen-d = 0,90); nem ajánlanák gyermekeiknek, hogy jelentkezzenek orvosi egyetemre (U = 10414,5; p = 0,00; Cohen-d = 0,57); és akik bizonytalanok voltak abban, hogy befejezik-e az egyetemet (t = 6,68; p <0,001; Cohen-d = 0,74), magasabb kapunyitási pánikot mutattak. Azok a hallgatók, akik legalább egy szemesztert csúsztak tanulmányi okok miatt (U = 11809.5; p = 0.04; Cohen-d = 0,23); akik nem gondolták úgy, hogy kellő tudást kaptak az orvosi munka ellátásához (t = –3,90; p = 0,00; Cohen d = 0,54); valamint akik nem voltak megelégedve jegyeikkel (U = 11560,5; p = 0,01; Cohen d = 0,27), magasabb szintű kapunyitási pánikról számoltak be. Azokat a hallgatókat, akik nem klinikai területen és betegellátásban (t = –5,974; p = 0,00; Cohen d = 0,93); illetve külföldön kívánnak dolgozni (U = 12931,5; p < 0,001; Cohen d = 0,27), magasabb szintű kapunyitási pánik jellemezte. A személyiségvonások közül az extraverzió (β = –0,20; p < 0,001), a lelkiismeretesség (β = –0,10; p = 0,01) szignifikáns negatív, a neuroticizmus szignifikánsan pozitív prediktora (β = 0,61; p < 0,001) volt a kapunyitási pániknak. Konklúzió: A vizsgált változók a kapunyitási pánik indikátorai lehetnek, és az egyetemen zajló pszichológiai tanácsadás alapjául szolgálhatnak, akkor, amikor az orvostanhallgatók kapunyitási pánikja és kezdődő felnőttkora van fókuszban.
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