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Relationship between the sense of coherence, self-directed learning readiness, and academic performance in Malaysian undergraduate dental students

BACKGROUND: Stress and low psychological well-being among students in higher education impact their academic performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between SOC, SDLR, and academic performance in year 3, 4, and 5 undergraduate dental students. MATERIALS AND METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Siddiqui, Fawaz Shamim, Nerali, Jayashri Tamanna, Telang, Lahari Ajay
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8150091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34084852
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_758_20
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Nerali, Jayashri Tamanna
Telang, Lahari Ajay
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description BACKGROUND: Stress and low psychological well-being among students in higher education impact their academic performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between SOC, SDLR, and academic performance in year 3, 4, and 5 undergraduate dental students. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two hundred and ten students completed a validated questionnaire on SOC and SDLR. The percentage of marks obtained by these students in their year-end examination was used as their academic performance. The SOC scores were further divided into three hierarchical clusters using cluster analysis. The data were analyzed to determine the difference in the SDLR scores and academic performance among the three clusters. Furthermore, the relationship between SOC scores, SDLR scores, and academic performance was assessed. RESULTS: The SDLR scores significantly increased from the low SOC cluster to the high SOC cluster (P = 0.026). However, there was no significant change in academic performance. A positive relationship was found between the SOC and the academic performance (R = +0.025; P > 0.05). The SDLR had a significant positive relationship with both SOC and academic performance (R = +0.27; P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Although SOC may not have a direct influence on academic performance, SDLR can play an intermediary role. Early identification and timely intervention in students with a weak SOC and low SDLR can have a beneficial influence on their academic life.
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spelling pubmed-81500912021-06-02 Relationship between the sense of coherence, self-directed learning readiness, and academic performance in Malaysian undergraduate dental students Siddiqui, Fawaz Shamim Nerali, Jayashri Tamanna Telang, Lahari Ajay J Educ Health Promot Original Article BACKGROUND: Stress and low psychological well-being among students in higher education impact their academic performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between SOC, SDLR, and academic performance in year 3, 4, and 5 undergraduate dental students. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two hundred and ten students completed a validated questionnaire on SOC and SDLR. The percentage of marks obtained by these students in their year-end examination was used as their academic performance. The SOC scores were further divided into three hierarchical clusters using cluster analysis. The data were analyzed to determine the difference in the SDLR scores and academic performance among the three clusters. Furthermore, the relationship between SOC scores, SDLR scores, and academic performance was assessed. RESULTS: The SDLR scores significantly increased from the low SOC cluster to the high SOC cluster (P = 0.026). However, there was no significant change in academic performance. A positive relationship was found between the SOC and the academic performance (R = +0.025; P > 0.05). The SDLR had a significant positive relationship with both SOC and academic performance (R = +0.27; P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Although SOC may not have a direct influence on academic performance, SDLR can play an intermediary role. Early identification and timely intervention in students with a weak SOC and low SDLR can have a beneficial influence on their academic life. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021-03-31 /pmc/articles/PMC8150091/ /pubmed/34084852 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_758_20 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Journal of Education and Health Promotion https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Relationship between the sense of coherence, self-directed learning readiness, and academic performance in Malaysian undergraduate dental students
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title_fullStr Relationship between the sense of coherence, self-directed learning readiness, and academic performance in Malaysian undergraduate dental students
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between the sense of coherence, self-directed learning readiness, and academic performance in Malaysian undergraduate dental students
title_short Relationship between the sense of coherence, self-directed learning readiness, and academic performance in Malaysian undergraduate dental students
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8150091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34084852
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_758_20
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