Academic motivation among  undergraduate medical students: A comparative study

Nimra Ijaz; Mehwish Tayyab; Hina Aslam; Imrana Maqsod; Fakhra Noureen; Salma Salim

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RMJ. 2024; 49(4): 879-883

Academic motivation among undergraduate medical students: A comparative study

Nimra Ijaz, Mehwish Tayyab, Hina Aslam, Imrana Maqsod, Fakhra Noureen, Salma Salim.

Abstract
Objective: To compare the academic motivation between male and female medical students of third-year MBBS in private medical colleges of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
Methodology: A total of 270 male and female students of third-year MBBS from two private medical colleges in Islamabad and one from Rawalpindi participated in the study. A 28-item questionnaire based on the standard Academic motivation scale was sent to the students via online Google form to their emails. Responses were analyzed through SPSS version 23.
Results: Out of 270 participants, 74 were male and 196 were females. There was a significant difference in items no.7, 17, 26, and 27 displaying a p-value of less than 0.005.
Conclusion: Female students were more intrinsically motivated than male students. Males were more extrinsically motivated and amotivated as compared to female students.

Key words: Extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation, amotivation.

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Ijaz N, Tayyab M, Aslam H, Maqsod I, Noureen F, Salim S. Academic motivation among undergraduate medical students: A comparative study. RMJ. 2024; 49(4): 879-883.

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Ijaz N, Tayyab M, Aslam H, Maqsod I, Noureen F, Salim S. Academic motivation among undergraduate medical students: A comparative study. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=198878 [Access: November 16, 2024].

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Ijaz N, Tayyab M, Aslam H, Maqsod I, Noureen F, Salim S. Academic motivation among undergraduate medical students: A comparative study. RMJ. 2024; 49(4): 879-883.

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Ijaz N, Tayyab M, Aslam H, Maqsod I, Noureen F, Salim S. Academic motivation among undergraduate medical students: A comparative study. RMJ. (2024), [cited November 16, 2024]; 49(4): 879-883.

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Ijaz, N., Tayyab, . M., Aslam, . H., Maqsod, . I., Noureen, . F. & Salim, . S. (2024) Academic motivation among undergraduate medical students: A comparative study. RMJ, 49 (4), 879-883.

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Ijaz, Nimra, Mehwish Tayyab, Hina Aslam, Imrana Maqsod, Fakhra Noureen, and Salma Salim. 2024. Academic motivation among undergraduate medical students: A comparative study. Rawal Medical Journal, 49 (4), 879-883.

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Ijaz, Nimra, Mehwish Tayyab, Hina Aslam, Imrana Maqsod, Fakhra Noureen, and Salma Salim. "Academic motivation among undergraduate medical students: A comparative study." Rawal Medical Journal 49 (2024), 879-883.

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Ijaz, N., Tayyab, . M., Aslam, . H., Maqsod, . I., Noureen, . F. & Salim, . S. (2024) Academic motivation among undergraduate medical students: A comparative study. Rawal Medical Journal, 49 (4), 879-883.

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