Abstract

POLANCO, Alejandra et al. Relationship between previous academics background and initial expectations with academic well-being of first year of medical students. FEM (Ed. impresa) [online]. 2014, vol.17, n.4, pp.205-211. ISSN 2014-9840.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S2014-98322014000400006.

Introduction: First year medical students face personal and high academic standards impacting the well-being and academic performance. This research examines the relationship of the academic background and the initial academic expectations with the academic well-being of first year medical students. Subjects and methods: Quantitative, transversal and correlational study. Applied the questionnaire UWES-S17, MBI-HSS and Academic Involvement, version Expectations. Academic and socio-demographic basis of official data are obtained. Results: We found direct relationships between the high school grades and dimension of involvement in studies of the academic engagement and inverse with the lack of fulfillment of academic burnout and direct relationships between the three dimensions of the academic expectations and academic engagement and reverse with the lack of personal fulfillment dimension of academic burnout. Conclusion: Both the previous academic background and initial academic expectations relate to the academic well-being after the first semester.

Keywords : Academic burnout; Academic engagement; Academic expectations; Academic well-being; Adaptation university.

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