Promoting motivation and reducing stress in medical students by utilizing self-determination theory – a randomized controlled trial in practical psychiatry courses
This study demonstrated that enhancing intrinsic motivation through SDT-based teaching can effectively reduce stress in medical students. Exclusively strengths-based positive feedback may have hindered exam performance, but optimizing educational concepts to promote motivation and reduce stress will be a valuable step toward improving medical students' mental well-being.
Authors
- Franziska Sonnauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2399-5579)
- Christoph Rauch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2635-1629)
- Janine Utz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7227-3844)
- Johannes Kornhuber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8096-3987)
- Philipp Spitzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9555-605X)
- Miriam Rauch
- Stefan Mestermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3254-227X)
- Gian-Marco Kersten
- Nina Triebner
- Maximillian Bailer
Institutions
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
- Bionorica (Germany) (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2024-10-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06181-9
- Citations
- 14
- Primary Topic
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.01
Funders
- Universitätsklinikum Erlangen