Achievement Motivation: A Case Study of the Students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Iran
| Author | Mehdi Mirzaei-Alavijeh | en |
| Author | Cyrus Jalili | en |
| Author | Habibolah Khazaie | en |
| Author | Saba Shahsavari | en |
| Author | Negar Karimi | en |
| Author | Seyyed Nasrollah Hosseini | en |
| Author | Lida Memar Eftekhary | en |
| Author | Farzad Jalilian | en |
| Orcid | Mehdi Mirzaei-Alavijeh [0000-0003-3695-6971] | en |
| Orcid | Cyrus Jalili [0000-0002-5097-7974] | en |
| Orcid | Habibolah Khazaie [0000-0002-8066-9753] | en |
| Orcid | Lida Memar Eftekhary [0000-0001-7374-7760] | en |
| Orcid | Farzad Jalilian [0000-0002-5923-7016] | en |
| Issued Date | 2021-12-07 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Motivation is defined as the development of an individual’s desire to succeed and participate in the activities in which success depends on personal effort and ability. Objectives: The present study aimed to evaluate the status of achievement motivation in university students. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 182 medical, dentistry, and pharmacology students at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), Iran in 2018. The participants were selected via simple random sampling with a probability appropriate to the selected sample size. Data were collected using a self-report questionnaire. Data analysis was performed in SPSS version 16 using chi-square and t-test at the significance level of 95%. Results: The mean age of the participants was 21.14 ± 1.68 years (age range: 19 - 25 years). The mean score of achievement motivation was 77.64 ± 7.35, which indicated that the participants obtained 66.93% of the maximum score. In addition, 89.5% and 10.5% of the students had moderate and favorable achievement motivation, respectively. Achievement motivation was significantly correlated with age (P = 0.031), male gender (P = 0.022), and maternal education level (P = 0.018). Conclusions: According to the results, the achievement motivation of the majority of the KUMS students was moderate. Therefore, proper planning is required to improve the achievement motivation of these students. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/jhrt.118750 | en |
| Keyword | Achievement Motivation | en |
| Keyword | Student | en |
| Keyword | Medical Sciences | en |
| Keyword | Kermanshah | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Achievement Motivation: A Case Study of the Students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Iran | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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