Pre-qualifications, learning strategies, and study satisfaction among medical students: insights from a multicenter German study

A multicenter survey of German medical students found that deep-processing learning strategies were tied to study satisfaction regardless of prior qualifications: elaboration was linked to higher satisfaction with study contents, while critical thinking was linked to lower satisfaction. Students with prior degrees or vocational training were more likely to work part-time, and part-time work had small associations with satisfaction. The paper does not involve SS-31 or peptide data.

Observational study — cross-sectional multicenter survey. Population: medical students at five German medical schools in semesters 3, 6, 10 and final year.

Deep-processing strategies were associated with satisfaction with study contents: elaboration positively (β = .51) and critical thinking negatively (β = -.31), and these associations did not differ by pre-qualifications. Students with vocational training or a prior academic degree more often worked part-time. Part-time employment was associated with lower satisfaction with study conditions (β = -.07) but higher satisfaction with coping with study load (β = .08). Indirect effects via part-time employment were significant but small.

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