The Effect of the Medical Education Environment on Medical Students’ Academic Performance Through the Serial Mediating Roles of Mental Health and Learning Engagement

Abstract

The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between the medical education environment and the academic performance of medical students. By further analyzing the roles of mental health and learning engagement in the medical education environment and academic performance, the mechanism by which the medical education environment affects academic performance is clarified. Using the questionnaire survey method, a questionnaire survey was conducted on 615 medical students. The "Medical Education Environment Scale", "Mental Health Scale", "Learning Engagement Scale", and "Medical Student Academic Performance Scale" were used to measure the educational environment, mental health, learning engagement, and academic performance of the medical students. SPSS and its macro program PROCESS were used to analyze and process the data, and the following results were obtained: (1) The medical education environment affects the academic performance of medical students. The better the educational environment, the better the academic performance of medical students. (2) Mental health has a mediating effect between the medical education environment and academic performance; learning engagement has a mediating effect between the medical education environment and academic performance. (3) The medical education environment affects the academic performance of medical students through the chain mediating effect of mental health and learning engagement. The study aims to improve the medical education environment and provide a theoretical basis for the improvement of medical students' academic performance.