ميزان اضطراب امتحان در دانشجويان رشته‌هاي پزشكي و رابطه آن با جنسيت

Test anxiety level in medical students and its relationship with sexuality

اهداف: اضطراب امتحان پديده‌اي شايع ميان دانشجويان است و از مشكلات نظام آموزشي محسوب مي‌شود. با توجه به تاثير زياد اضطراب و پيامدهاي منفي آن، منابع اضطراب و اثرات آن بايد شناسايي شوند. اين مطالعه با هدف تعيين ميزان اضطراب امتحان بين دانشجويان دانشگاه علوم پزشكي كردستان و عوامل مرتبط با آن انجام شد. روش‌ها: اين مطالعه مقطعي طي سال‌هاي 1391 و 1392 در دانشجويان دانشگاه علوم پزشكي كردستان انجام شد و 520 دانشجو با روش نمونه‌گيري آسان انتخاب شدند. ابزار گردآوري داده‌ها پرسش‌نامه اضطراب امتحان بود كه داراي 24 سئوال است. داده‌ها با استفاده از نرم‌افزار آماري SPSS 16 و با كمك آزمون مجذور كاي تجزيه و تحليل شد. يافته‌ها: 176 دختر (50/0%) و 62 پسر (39/6%) مبتلا به اضطراب امتحان شديد و 153 دختر (43/5%) و 93 پسر (55/4%) مبتلا به اضطراب امتحان خفيف بودند (0/01

Aims: Test-anxiety is a common phenomenon among university students and is a problem of educational system. According to high influences of anxiety and its negative consequences, the sources and their effects must be recognized. This study aimed to determine the rate of test-anxiety among students of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences and its related factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in students of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences during 2012 and 2013 and 520 students were selected by convenience sampling method. The instrument of data gathering was Test-Anxiety Inventory includes 24 questions. Data was analyzed using SPSS 16 software and Chi-square test. Results: 176 girls (50.0%) and 62 boys (39.6%) had severe test-anxiety and 153 girls (42.5%) and 93 boys (55.4%) had mild test-anxiety (p<0.01). 246 students (47.3%) had mild test-anxiety, 36 students (6.9%) had moderate test-anxiety and 238 students (45.8%) had severe test-anxiety. Conclusion: The rate of test-anxiety is relatively high among students of different medical courses and it is more in girl students than boys.