Abstract:

Objective To assess the intangible environment of medical school from the perspective of medical students, and explore the influential factors. Methods Three hundred and seventy undergraduate medical students of grade 3 and grade 4 were selected, and were surveyed by intangible environment of university scale, internal-external locus of control scale and general self-efficacy scale.ResultsThe total average score of intangible environment of the medical school was 3.58±0.70. The score of intangible environment rated by student cadres was significantly higher than that rated by the rest of students (P<0.01). The academic atmosphere score rated by only-child students was lower than that rated by non-only-child students (P<0.05). The score of social practice rated by nursing students was higher than that rated by the other students (P<0.01). The score of intangible environment rated by students whose academic record ranked the last 25% was the highest (P<0.05). The total average score and score of each dimension of intangible environment were negatively correlated to the score of internal-external locus of control and positively correlated to the score of self-efficacy (P<0.01). Conclusion The medical students hold a relatively higher opinion on the intangible environment of medical school, but also bear some negative attitude, which indicates the medical school should strengthen the soft power and improve the intangible environment.

Key words: intangible environment, medical student, psychological control, self-efficacy