Study on the learning motivation, learning burnout and personality in medical students

ObjectiveTo study the relationship among the learning motivation, learning burnout and personality of medical students.

MethodsFour hundred and ninety-five college students were investigated using the learning motivation questionnaire, adolescent learning burnout scale and college students tough personality rating scale.

ResultsThere was no statistical significance in the scores of learning motivation, learning burnout and hardiness personality between boy and girl students(P>0.05), and there was statistical significance in the scores of learning motivation, learning burnout and hardiness personality among the different grades (P < 0.05 to P < 0.01).The scores of learning motivation in freshman, sophomore and junior gradually decreased in turn; the scores of learning burnout in freshman, sophomore and junior gradually increased in turn; the scores of hardiness personality in sophomore was higher than that in junior(P < 0.05 to P < 0.01).The scores of learning motivation were negatively correlated with that of learning burnout, and positively correlated with that of hardiness personality(P < 0.01).

ConclusionsThe education of learning motivation and hardiness personality should be strengthened in senior students to decrease the learning burnout of the students.