Analysis of Medical Students’ Motivation: Insights into the Development of Future Health Professionals

Motivation is context-sensitive, peaks in the preclinical stage, and recovers with autonomy but is vulnerable during clinical immersion. Autonomy in course selection, active student-centered pedagogies, and gender-sensitive support foster sustained participation. The centrality of intrinsic factors in the network highlights that achievement motivation and knowledge are general and independent motivators. Qualitative data reveal systemic barriers. Stage-specific interventions, such as mentoring, student support programs, and reporting mistreatment, can be crucial for strengthening resilience and performance. Longitudinal and multi-institutional studies are needed to validate the causality and generalizability of this study.

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Behavioral Sciences
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2026-01-12
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https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16010097
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Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
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Analysis of Medical Students’ Motivation: Insights into the Development of Future Health Professionals

Luz Berenice López-Hernández, Marcela María José Rodríguez-Baeza, Ileana Chavez-Maisterra, María Valentina Toral-Murillo et al.
Behavioral Sciences
Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
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Analysis of Medical Students’ Motivation: Insights into the Development of Future Health Professionals

Luz Berenice López-Hernández, Marcela María José Rodríguez-Baeza, Ileana Chavez-Maisterra, María Valentina Toral-Murillo, Ana Cecilia Corona-Pantoja, Elvira Rodríguez-Flores, Benjamín Gómez-Díaz, Eleonora Ocampo-Coronado, Melissa Fernández-Torres, María Alejandra Samudio-Cruz, Mariana Selene de Alba-Torres
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Motivation is context-sensitive, peaks in the preclinical stage, and recovers with autonomy but is vulnerable during clinical immersion. Autonomy in course selection, active student-centered pedagogies, and gender-sensitive support foster sustained participation. The centrality of intrinsic factors in the network highlights that achievement motivation and knowledge are general and independent motivators. Qualitative data reveal systemic barriers. Stage-specific interventions, such as mentoring, student support programs, and reporting mistreatment, can be crucial for strengthening resilience and performance. Longitudinal and multi-institutional studies are needed to validate the causality and generalizability of this study.

Behavioral SciencesVol. 16(1)
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (MX), Universidad de Guadalajara (MX), Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación (MX), Universidad Norbert Wiener (PE), Private University of the North (PE)
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Analysis of Medical Students’ Motivation: Insights into the Development of Future Health Professionals — Luz Berenice López-Hernández, Marcela María José Rodríguez-Baeza, et al. · Behavioral Sciences (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS