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. 2021 Jan 14;21(1):52.
doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-02475-w.

Impact of career choice motivation on academic burnout in senior dental students: A cross-sectional study

Simin Z Mohebbi  1   2 , Mahdia Gholami  1   2 , Mostafa Chegini  1   2 , Younes Ghoreyshi  1   2 , Ronald C Gorter  3 , Hoda Bahramian  4   5
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Impact of career choice motivation on academic burnout in senior dental students: A cross-sectional study

Simin Z Mohebbi et al. BMC Med Educ. .

Abstract

Background: Motivation triggers all human activities including learning and lack of career motivation can lead to decreased efficiency. This study assessed the association between academic burnout and career choice motivation in senior dental students.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on senior dental students of all four dental schools in Tehran in 2017. Dental students voluntarily filled out a 33-item questionnaire that comprised three sections. The first section included the Burnout Clinical Subtype Questionnaire (BCSQ-SS) with 12 questions addressing academic burnout. The second section consisted of 8 questions about career choice motivation, and the third section concentrated on 13 questions dealing with demographics. The individual scores of each section and the total scores were reported. The factor analysis of 8 questions about dental career choice motivation yielded 3 factors of social status and security, altruism, and others' advice motivations. The data were analyzed using regression test.

Results: Totally, 131 students filled out the questionnaire (response rate = 86%). The total score of academic burnout was 38.89% ± 1.13%. The highest and the lowest burnout scores belonged to the domains of "overload" (46.69%± 1.46%) and "neglect" (31.98%± 1.32%), respectively. The most and the least frequently mentioned source of motivation for choosing dentistry were high income and failing to enter other fields, respectively. The burnout score was higher in students with altruism motivations (P = 0.007) and lower in students with others' advice motivations (P = 0.004). The burnout score was higher in students with inadequate or moderate financial support from the family and lower in students whose mothers' educational level was high-school diploma or lower.

Conclusion: Senior dental students in Tehran encountered different levels of academic burnout. In the present study, low financial support and altruism as career choice motivations were associated with higher level of academic burnout.

Keywords: Academic Burnout; Burnout Clinical Subtype Questionnaire; Career Choice Motivation; Dental Students.

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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.‎

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