Academic Resilience Among Undergraduate Medical And Dental Students- A Comparative Study

Abstract

Academic resilience is an opportunity of succeeding in education even in the case of hardships. This concept is used to assess pupils' capacity to achieve academic success in the face of adversity. Resilience among students was found to be favourably correlated with their general well-being. Students with greater resilience reported greater enjoyment and a higher quality of life. This assessment can be used to identify students who are at risk of falling behind in their studies and to give interventions aimed at enhancing their performance. The present research study was undertaken with the aim of studying Academic Resilience among 128 undergraduate medical and dental students from Belagavi city, Karnataka. Academic Resilience scale by Simon Cassidy was used. Percentage method, Chi- square test and Test of significance were applied. Results of the study revealed that Medical students had above average level of Academic Resilience than Dental students. There was no statistically significant difference in Academic Resilience between Medical and Dental students. There was a significant association of Gender with Academic Resilience among Medical students.