Self-compassion in medical students: a pilot study of its association with professionalism pressure

SVĚTLÁK, Miroslav, Šárka DAŇHELOVÁ, Barbora KÓŠA, Alena SLEZÁČKOVÁ a Rastislav ŠUMEC. Self-compassion in medical students: a pilot study of its association with professionalism pressure. BMC Medical Education. London: BMC, 2021, roč. 21, č. 1, s. 1-7. ISSN 1472-6920. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02930-2.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Self-compassion in medical students: a pilot study of its association with professionalism pressure

Autoři

SVĚTLÁK, Miroslav (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí), Šárka DAŇHELOVÁ (203 Česká republika, domácí), Barbora KÓŠA (703 Slovensko, domácí), Alena SLEZÁČKOVÁ (703 Slovensko, domácí) a Rastislav ŠUMEC (703 Slovensko, domácí)

Vydání

BMC Medical Education, London, BMC, 2021, 1472-6920

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Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50301 Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 3.263

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14110/21:00122437

Organizační jednotka

Lékařská fakulta

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02930-2

UT WoS

000698399000002

Klíčová slova anglicky

Self-compassion; medical students; professionalism pressure

Štítky

14110127, 14110222, 14110523, rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

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Anotace

V originále

Background To be a “good doctor” and have “good medical practices” are apparent goals for both medical students and medical faculties. However, the associated implicit and explicit standards could be a source of distress in the form of pressure to achieve professionalism. Self-compassion has been identified as a transtherapeutic factor that plays a crucial role in developing and maintaining mental health. It seems to be an essential meta-skill to learn, especially for medical students who often perceive imperfection as failure. In this pilot study, we investigated the qualities that medical students attribute to the “good doctor” concept, how they perceive themselves compared to this concept, and whether any possible discrepancy between these two perspectives could be associated with self-compassion. Methods Altogether, 301 medical students participated in the study (mean age 22.3 ± 2.1; 71.8 % female). The discrepancy between concepts was measured by a semantic differential consisting of a list of 36 adjectives and antonyms that students repeatedly mentioned in courses in their responses to the question “What should a doctor be like?” Self-compassion was measured by the Self-Compassion Scale. Results The obtained results offer an insight into students’ conceptualization of a “good doctor” and the hierarchy of given characteristics. Statistical analysis revealed significant associations between the discrepancy between the “ideal” doctor concept vs. actual self-perception and Self-Compassion Scale scores. The more students are compassionate to themselves, the lower the discrepancy. Conclusions The current pilot study supports the hypothesis that student self-compassion could play some role in the degree of discrepancy between the ideal “good doctor” image and student self-concept. This result could support the importance of educational interventions developing self-compassion for medical students. The proposed discrepancy measurement could also be a tool for measuring the effect of well-being programs aimed at self-compassion in medical students.