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This study aims to evaluate motivation, stress, and empathy among medical students while exploring differences across academic years and gender.

August 13, 2026BMC Medical EducationOpen Access

Profiling motivation, stress, and empathy in distinct stages of medical education

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Cross-sectional study profiles motivation, stress, and empathy in medical students, indicating no significant differences across years or gender.

This study aims to evaluate motivation, stress, and empathy among medical students while exploring differences across academic years and gender.
Cross-sectional study at Nishtar Medical University over six months with 320 students from Years 1–5.
Used total population sampling and standardized instruments: Academic Motivation Scale, Perceived Medical School Stress Scale, Toronto Empathy Questionnaire.
Data analyzed using IBM SPSS version 21 with Kruskal-Wallis test.
Mean stress score was 29.65 ± 8.16 and empathy score was 41.80 ± 9.86.
Motivation scores ranged from 87.58 ± 13.91 to 91.98 ± 11.61 across years.
No significant differences in motivation, stress, or empathy across academic years or genders were found (all p > 0.05).

Ali et al. (2026) studied this question.

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August 13, 2026BMC Medical EducationOpen Access

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Cross-sectional study profiles motivation, stress, and empathy in medical students, indicating no significant differences across years or gender.

This study aims to evaluate motivation, stress, and empathy among medical students while exploring differences across academic years and gender.
Cross-sectional study at Nishtar Medical University over six months with 320 students from Years 1–5.
Used total population sampling and standardized instruments: Academic Motivation Scale, Perceived Medical School Stress Scale, Toronto Empathy Questionnaire.
Data analyzed using IBM SPSS version 21 with Kruskal-Wallis test.
Mean stress score was 29.65 ± 8.16 and empathy score was 41.80 ± 9.86.
Motivation scores ranged from 87.58 ± 13.91 to 91.98 ± 11.61 across years.
No significant differences in motivation, stress, or empathy across academic years or genders were found (all p > 0.05).

Ali et al. (2026) studied this question.

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