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Affect and research in medical education
Author(s) -
REZLER AGNES G.,
HAKEN JOCELYN
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1984.tb01278.x
Subject(s) - affect (linguistics) , personality , coping (psychology) , psychology , interview , medical education , social psychology , applied psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , sociology , communication , anthropology
Summary All studies addressing affective issues were identified from a review of the Proceedings of Research in Medical Education (RIME) volumes between 1970 and 1982. A total of seventy‐seven papers were sorted into the following seven categories according to the major issues addressed: (1) descriptive studies of personality, values and attitudes; (2) changes in attitudes; (3) interviewing skills; (4) personality and admission; (5) personality and career choice; (6) stress and coping style; and (7) miscellaneous. Several trends emerged from 13 years of research with implications for medical education. This review clarifies findings which could contribute to a better understanding of student affect and how it may be influenced by teachers. The potency of role models and informal learning in shaping student affect is particularly noteworthy. The authors suggest that studies involving role models need to go beyond observation and description and incorporate feedback to the subjects of the study.