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Concerns of entering dental students
Author(s) -
Sachs RH,
Zullo TG,
Close JM
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.1981.45.3.tb01438.x
Subject(s) - psychosocial , coping (psychology) , psychology , medical education , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry
First‐year students from three dental schools were surveyed during their first week of classes to assess their areas of concern. Factor analysis of the data revealed five independent areas of concern–psychosocial, academic, time, isolation, and money. A high degree of similarity was found in the order in which students ranked their concerns. Significant differences in the intensity of concern were found for academics and time. The implications of this study for future research on stress and coping behavior are discussed.