Motivation towards medical career choice and academic performance in Latin American medical students: A cross-sectional study

J Smith Torres-Roman, Yuridia Cruz-Avila, Karina Suarez-Osorio, Miguel Ángel Arce-Huamaní, Alejandra Menez-Sanchez, Telmo Raúl Aveiro-Róbalo, Christian R Mejia and Eloy F Ruiz

PLOS ONE, 2018, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-10

Abstract: Introduction: Motivation in medical students is positively associated with learning strategies. However, the evidence of a direct relationship between motivation and performance is vague. The objective of this study is to determine if the motivation that pushed students to choose the medical career is associated with their academic performance during their university years. Methods: The study was conducted in 4,290 medical students from 10 countries in Latin America. The “Attribution Scale of General Achievement Motivation” was used to evaluate their general performance. The “Medical motivation Scale” test was used to measure social, altruist, economic, and prestige motivators. For statistical analyses, frequencies and percentages were described, and generalized linear models were used to establish statistical associations. Results: Fifty percent of the students surveyed were females and the mean student age was 21 years old. This study showed that male students had a higher social/altruist motivation (PR:1.11,95%CI: 1.03–1.18; p

Date: 2018
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