20Feb 2019

SELF-ADJUSTMENT STRATEGIES AMONG MEDICAL STUDENT IN THE TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO MEDICAL COLLAGE.

  • Faculty of Medicine, Gunadarma University.
  • Faculty of Psychology, Gunadarma University.
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Amongst the time, self-adjustment is always being considered as a prominent factor in predicting the successfulness of students? high school?college transition process.The transition period can lead to stressful and anxious events thus affect the learning process particularly the medical school students. Therefore this research was carried out to investigate as well as to determinethe feasible self-adjustment strategies that can provide recommendations to institutions in order to help students pass the process of adjustment. Using literature review approach, thisresearch was utilizing 24 literatures that later has been reviewed based on several criteria and criticized by critical appraisal, thus only four literatures that was admissible to this research. As a result from data synthesis, there were three factors that influencestudents? self-adjustment, known as academic, psychosocial and learning environments factor. Thus, there were three proposed self-adjustment strategies, including feedback and mentoring new students, preparing learning environment as well as curriculum adjustment strategies. By considering the three factors that cause adjustment problems among new students, self-adjustment strategies can be prepared by considering those factors. The self-adjustment strategies are recommended to be applied by medical education institutions in assisting students to face adjustment during transition period from high school to college.

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[Rena Fuji Erin Setyawati, Matrissya Hermita and Siska Sartika. (2019); SELF-ADJUSTMENT STRATEGIES AMONG MEDICAL STUDENT IN THE TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO MEDICAL COLLAGE. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Feb). 604-609] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Matrissya Hermita
Faculty of Psychology, Gunadarma University

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/8526      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/8526

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