Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Vajda, C; Haas, J; Fazekas, C.
Admission Exam at a Medical School: Correlation Between Symptoms of Somatization and Performance.
Z Psychosom Med Psychother. 2017; 63(2):213-218
Doi: 10.13109/zptm.2017.63.2.213
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- Führende Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Vajda Christian
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Fazekas Christian
- Haas Josef
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- Abstract:
- Introduction: Admission exams to university provide a quasiexperimental setting for stress research, yet they have rarely been utilized for studying somatization. This work investigates the correlation between somatic symptoms and performance at an admission exam to medical school. Methods: Participants of the admission exam at the Medical University of Graz, Austria, received a personal link for web-based test manuals (SOMS-7, HADS-D, WHOQOL-BREF), which were answered 3 weeks before and 1-2 days before the exam and after proclamation of the results. Results: 43 participants (24 female) were included in the study. The number of somatization symptoms generally decreased (p <= 0.004) after the exam. Those who failed the admission reported higher scores on somatization (p <= 0.001), more depressive symptoms (p <= 0.039), and lower quality of life (p <= 0.007) at all three points of time. Conclusions: Results suggest a link between number of somatization symptoms and performance which should be further explored.
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- Achievement -
- Affect -
- Austria -
- College Admission Test - statistics & numerical data
- Female -
- Humans -
- Male -
- Quality of Life - psychology
- School Admission Criteria - statistics & numerical data
- Sex Factors -
- Somatoform Disorders - diagnosis
- Somatoform Disorders - epidemiology
- Somatoform Disorders - psychology
- Statistics as Topic -
- Stress, Psychological - complications
- Students, Medical - psychology
- Students, Medical - statistics & numerical data
- Young Adult -
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- Somatization
- Stress
- Mood
- Academic Examination
- Quality of Life