Perception of academic stress among Health Science Preparatory Program students in two Saudi universities
Saleh Alsulami, Zaid Al Omar, Mohammed S Binnwejim, Fahad Alhamdan, Amr Aldrees, Abdulkarim Al-bawardi, Meshary Alsohim, Mohammed Alhabeeb Departments of Family Medicine and Medical Education, College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Abstract: The Health S...
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| description | Saleh Alsulami, Zaid Al Omar, Mohammed S Binnwejim, Fahad Alhamdan, Amr Aldrees, Abdulkarim Al-bawardi, Meshary Alsohim, Mohammed Alhabeeb Departments of Family Medicine and Medical Education, College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Abstract: The Health Science Preparatory Program (HSPP) is a special program that aims to enhance the educational preparedness of students for participation in a health sciences career. Students spend their first university year in a combined extensive teaching program before they can be assigned to a particular health science specialty. It is thought that students enrolled in a highly competitive environment such as HSPP with a long list of potential stressors, including developmental, academic overload, language barriers and competition, are more disposed to stress and stress-related complications. This study aims to measure the level of academic stress and to determine its risk factors in students enrolled in HSPP-adapted local universities in Saudi Arabia. The study was conducted at two Saudi universities, King Saud University (KSU) and Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSU) with competition-based and non-competition-based HSPP learning models, respectively. Both universities adopt the HSPP system. The scale for assessing academic stress (SAAS) was used to assess students’ perceived stress. A total of 290 students successfully completed the questionnaire (N=290), with a mean age of 18.66 years. Mean SAAS scores for KSU and IMSU students were 8.37 (SD = 4.641) and 7.97 (SD = 5.104), P=0.480, respectively. Only “satisfaction” and “associated social and health problems” have shown statistically significant correlation with university (P=0.000 and P=0.049, respectively). This study has found mean SAAS score for two local universities with competition-based versus non-competition-based HSPP learning models. Academic stress correlation with age, gender and universities was discussed, and valuable future work guidance was recommended. Keywords: academic stress, HSPP, competition, stress mediators, SAAS score |
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| spelling | doaj.art-22978e70d18f4812b6c71752a39474452022-12-22T01:35:54ZengDove Medical PressAdvances in Medical Education and Practice1179-72582018-03-01Volume 915916437160Perception of academic stress among Health Science Preparatory Program students in two Saudi universitiesAlsulami SAl Omar ZBinnwejim MSAlhamdan FAldrees AAl-bawardi AAlsohim MAlhabeeb MSaleh Alsulami, Zaid Al Omar, Mohammed S Binnwejim, Fahad Alhamdan, Amr Aldrees, Abdulkarim Al-bawardi, Meshary Alsohim, Mohammed Alhabeeb Departments of Family Medicine and Medical Education, College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Abstract: The Health Science Preparatory Program (HSPP) is a special program that aims to enhance the educational preparedness of students for participation in a health sciences career. Students spend their first university year in a combined extensive teaching program before they can be assigned to a particular health science specialty. It is thought that students enrolled in a highly competitive environment such as HSPP with a long list of potential stressors, including developmental, academic overload, language barriers and competition, are more disposed to stress and stress-related complications. This study aims to measure the level of academic stress and to determine its risk factors in students enrolled in HSPP-adapted local universities in Saudi Arabia. The study was conducted at two Saudi universities, King Saud University (KSU) and Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSU) with competition-based and non-competition-based HSPP learning models, respectively. Both universities adopt the HSPP system. The scale for assessing academic stress (SAAS) was used to assess students’ perceived stress. A total of 290 students successfully completed the questionnaire (N=290), with a mean age of 18.66 years. Mean SAAS scores for KSU and IMSU students were 8.37 (SD = 4.641) and 7.97 (SD = 5.104), P=0.480, respectively. Only “satisfaction” and “associated social and health problems” have shown statistically significant correlation with university (P=0.000 and P=0.049, respectively). This study has found mean SAAS score for two local universities with competition-based versus non-competition-based HSPP learning models. Academic stress correlation with age, gender and universities was discussed, and valuable future work guidance was recommended. Keywords: academic stress, HSPP, competition, stress mediators, SAAS scorehttps://www.dovepress.com/perception-of-academic-stress-among-health-science-preparatory-program-peer-reviewed-article-AMEPACADEMIC STRESSHSPPCOMPETITIONSTRESS MEDIATORSSAAS SCORE |
| spellingShingle | Alsulami S Al Omar Z Binnwejim MS Alhamdan F Aldrees A Al-bawardi A Alsohim M Alhabeeb M Perception of academic stress among Health Science Preparatory Program students in two Saudi universities Advances in Medical Education and Practice ACADEMIC STRESS HSPP COMPETITION STRESS MEDIATORS SAAS SCORE |
| title | Perception of academic stress among Health Science Preparatory Program students in two Saudi universities |
| title_full | Perception of academic stress among Health Science Preparatory Program students in two Saudi universities |
| title_fullStr | Perception of academic stress among Health Science Preparatory Program students in two Saudi universities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perception of academic stress among Health Science Preparatory Program students in two Saudi universities |
| title_short | Perception of academic stress among Health Science Preparatory Program students in two Saudi universities |
| title_sort | perception of academic stress among health science preparatory program students in two saudi universities |
| topic | ACADEMIC STRESS HSPP COMPETITION STRESS MEDIATORS SAAS SCORE |
| url | https://www.dovepress.com/perception-of-academic-stress-among-health-science-preparatory-program-peer-reviewed-article-AMEP |
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