Relationship between Temperament and Academic Motivation of Nursing and Midwifery

Individual desires and motivations vary from person to person depending on different temperaments. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between temperament and academic motivation of nursing and midwifery students of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences in the second semester of 2017-2018.

This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 296 nursing and midwifery students of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences in the second semester of the 2017-2018 academic year. Sampling was done by stratified random sampling. The data were collected by Self-report and using questionnaires of mojahedi temperament (2014) and vallerand motivation of academic achievement (1992). Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 22, using descriptive statistics and analytical tests as Chi-square at the significance level of less than 0.05.

Out of 296 students, 94 people were with cold and dry temperament (31.8%), 93 people were with cold and wet temperament (31.4%), 55 people were with hot and wet temperament (18.6%), 54 people were with hot and dry temperament (18.2%). Most students (69.33%) had good motivation for academic achievement. The mean score of the motivation of academic achievement participant in students with cold and wet temperament was (124.42±18.6), cold and dry temperament was(114.48±20.01), hot and wet temperament was (124.84±20.11), and hot and dry temperament was(137.39±20.74) that showed a significant difference between studentschr('39') motivation of academic achievement according to their temperaments(p <0.001), so that the highest academic motivation in students with hot and dry temperaments and the least academic motivation were observed in students with cold and dry temperament.

The results of the present study showed that temperament can play a decisive role in a personchr('39')s academic. Therefore, it is suggested that by using the teachings of traditional medicine and temperament correction by health policymakers as well as those in charge of education, the field of improving the level of academic motivation in students should be provided.