Exploring the association between grade point average and work engagement: insights from a cross-sectional study of medical students
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background Medical students’ work engagement (MSWE) is widely considered an essential indicator of their state of mind, affecting their productivity and future career development as doctors. In our previous research, grade point average (GPA) was demonstrated to be an independent predictor of self-regulated learning (SRL), which is closely associated with MSWE. However, the relationship between GPA and MSWE has not been systematically elucidated. Our study aims to discover and clarify the significant association between GPA and MSWE. Methods We collected data from 12 universities in China and evaluated MSWE using the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES). Then, we conducted a cross-sectional study where GPA and UWES scores or categories were recorded simultaneously. Pearson’s chi-squared tests and Welch’s ANOVA were utilized to explore the distributional association between GPA and MSWE. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to examine whether GPA was a significant factor of MSWE, followed by a subgroup analysis to exclude other confounding factors. Ultimately, GPA was used as a key variable to develop a nomogram aimed at evaluating the possibility of low UWES scores, along with calibration and accuracy assessments. Results Pearson’s chi-squared tests (p = 2.54e-65) and Welch’s ANOVA (p = 8.07e-48) demonstrated a strong association between GPA and UWES scores, indicating a significant relationship with MSWE. Medical students with a GPA in the “top 5%” and “5–20%” categories exhibited a higher level of MSWE. Multivariate analysis revealed that GPA was statistically significant across all rank categories (all p < 0.001), thereby + GPA’s significance in factoring MSWE. In addition, statistical significance persisted in subgroup analysis, which excluded the confounding effect of age and gender. Ultimately, the nomogram was validated as accurate and reliable (area under the curve (AUC) = 0.626), providing a quantitative assessment of MSWE primarily based on GPA. Conclusion Medical students with higher GPA scores tended to exhibit better MSWE. GPA was strongly validated as a significant factor in evaluating MSWE.
Source: Frontiers in Medicine
Authors: Runzhi Huang, Jiajie Zhou, Yang Chen, Wei Zhang, Min Lin, Meiqiong Gong, Bingnan Lu, Minghao Jin, Yuntao Yao, Yuwei Lu, Xirui Tong, Jianyu Lu, Maosheng Yu, Huabin Yin, Xiaonan Wang, Xin Liu, Yue Wang, Wenfang Chen, Chongyou Zhang, Erbin Du, Qing Lin, Zongqiang Huang, Jie Zhang, Yifan Liu, Dayuan Xu, Shuyuan Xian, Shizhao Ji
Institutions: Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tongji University, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Shanghai University, XinHua Hospital, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Second Military Medical University, Air Force Medical University, Jinggangshan University, Harbin Medical University, Mudanjiang Medical University, Fujian Medical University, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,801
OpenAlex ID: W4414957830