"Motivation, self-efficacy, perception, curiosity, and barriers toward medical research among undergraduates in China"

作者全名："Chen, Huiyu; Teng, Teng; Chen, Hongyu; Liu, Xiaoying; Liu, Zhaohong; Li, Xuemei; Jie, Wang; Wu, Xiang; Cao, Lu; Wu Hongyan; Zhu, Dan; Zhou, Xinyu"

作者地址："[Chen, Huiyu; Teng, Teng; Chen, Hongyu; Liu, Xiaoying; Li, Xuemei; Jie, Wang; Wu Hongyan; Zhou, Xinyu] Chongqing Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Psychiat, Chongqing, Peoples R China; [Chen, Huiyu] Chongqing Med Univ, Acad Pediat, Chongqing, Peoples R China; [Chen, Hongyu; Liu, Xiaoying] Chongqing Med Univ, Clin Med Sch 1, Chongqing, Peoples R China; [Liu, Zhaohong; Wu, Xiang; Cao, Lu] Chongqing Med Univ, Clin Med Sch 1, Dept Student Affairs, Chongqing, Peoples R China; [Zhu, Dan] Chongqing Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Deans Off, Chongqing, Peoples R China"

通信作者："Zhou, XY (通讯作者)，Chongqing Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Psychiat, Chongqing, Peoples R China.; Zhu, D (通讯作者)，Chongqing Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Deans Off, Chongqing, Peoples R China."

来源：BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY EDUCATION

ESI学科分类：BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

WOS号：WOS:000871945400001

JCR分区：Q4

影响因子：1.4

年份：2022

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文献类型：Article; Early Access

关键词：medical research; medical undergraduates; undergraduate medical research

摘要："Medical research is important to scientific progress and medical education. Institutions worldwide have sought to increase student involvement in research such as clinician-scientists training programs, while little is known about how medical undergraduates perceive research. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China, with first-fourth year undergraduates. An online, anonymous, and self-rating 5-point Likert questionnaire was conducted to investigate medical undergraduates' demographic characteristics and assess motivation, self-efficacy, perception, curiosity, and barriers regarding medical research. Content validity was checked with experts and face validity was checked for clarity and understanding of the questionnaire. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the questions ranged from 0.813 to 0.879. A total of 3273 medical undergraduates were surveyed, and 86.62% (2835) participants (male 962, female 1873) were identified as effective. Males scored higher than females on self-efficacy (p < 0.001), perception (p = 0.017), and curiosity (p < 0.001), and lower on barriers (p < 0.001). The second year students are at the peak of their perception (p = 0.006) and lowest barrier scores (p = 0.003). Students with scientific research experience scored higher in motivation (p = 0.002), self-efficacy (p < 0.001), perception (p < 0.001), and curiosity (p < 0.001). Lack of proper mentoring opportunity (86.2%) and knowledge (84.5%) were the main barriers in conducting research. Even though they have a positive perspective, only a few undergraduates enrolled in research. Medical universities should encourage faculties to supervise and guide undergraduates' projects, and provide feasible solutions for students to learn scientific knowledge and skills. It is vital to build a research-oriented environment and academic atmosphere."

基金机构：Chongqing Medical University (CQMU) [JY190320]

基金资助正文："This project, entitled ""Exploring the teaching model of early scientific research ability training of medical undergraduates based on the background of cultivating innovative medical talents,"" is supported by Chongqing Medical University (CQMU) under grant number JY190320."