Public speaking anxiety and individual factors among undergraduate medical students at a public university in Malaysia
Introduction: Public speaking skills are crucial skills for medical students, enabling effective communication in their academic and future professional roles. However, public speaking anxiety (PSA) can hinder their full potential and warrant early intervention. This study aims to determine the prev...
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| description | Introduction: Public speaking skills are crucial skills for medical students, enabling effective communication in their academic and future professional roles. However, public speaking anxiety (PSA) can hinder their full potential and warrant early intervention. This study aims to determine the prevalence of PSA and associated factors among medical undergraduates at a Malaysian public university. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a validated and reliable online self-administered questionnaire. The Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety (PRPSA) questionnaire was used to assess PSA level and other factors such as sociodemographic, English proficiency level, public speaking training and experience, and the CompACT questionnaire for psychological flexibility. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses were performed. Result : The analysis included a total of 362 respondents. The prevalence of moderate and high PSA was 49.3%. There was a significant association between race, psychological flexibility, public speaking experience, public speaking training, and PSA (p<0.05). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that having high to moderate PSA was significantly linked to being 19–21 years old (AOR: 1.70, 95% CI: 1.081-2.678) and never having had public speaking training (AOR: 1.865, 95% CI: 1.067–3.261). On the other hand, being more psychologically flexible was a protective factor (AOR: 0.944, 95% CI: 0.925–0.964). Conclusion: The high prevalence of PSA among medical students highlights the need for early recognition, screening, and intervention within the education system. Incorporating public speaking training and interventions to enhance psychological flexibility within the curriculum can be beneficial to prevent PSA for better-quality graduates. |
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| spelling | upm-1181022025-06-25T01:43:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118102/ Public speaking anxiety and individual factors among undergraduate medical students at a public university in Malaysia Mansor, Zawiah Mohd Yunus, Nuraina Shahirah Fong, Yan Bin Venugopal, Vishnu Introduction: Public speaking skills are crucial skills for medical students, enabling effective communication in their academic and future professional roles. However, public speaking anxiety (PSA) can hinder their full potential and warrant early intervention. This study aims to determine the prevalence of PSA and associated factors among medical undergraduates at a Malaysian public university. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a validated and reliable online self-administered questionnaire. The Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety (PRPSA) questionnaire was used to assess PSA level and other factors such as sociodemographic, English proficiency level, public speaking training and experience, and the CompACT questionnaire for psychological flexibility. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses were performed. Result : The analysis included a total of 362 respondents. The prevalence of moderate and high PSA was 49.3%. There was a significant association between race, psychological flexibility, public speaking experience, public speaking training, and PSA (p<0.05). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that having high to moderate PSA was significantly linked to being 19–21 years old (AOR: 1.70, 95% CI: 1.081-2.678) and never having had public speaking training (AOR: 1.865, 95% CI: 1.067–3.261). On the other hand, being more psychologically flexible was a protective factor (AOR: 0.944, 95% CI: 0.925–0.964). Conclusion: The high prevalence of PSA among medical students highlights the need for early recognition, screening, and intervention within the education system. Incorporating public speaking training and interventions to enhance psychological flexibility within the curriculum can be beneficial to prevent PSA for better-quality graduates. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118102/1/118102.pdf Mansor, Zawiah and Mohd Yunus, Nuraina Shahirah and Fong, Yan Bin and Venugopal, Vishnu (2024) Public speaking anxiety and individual factors among undergraduate medical students at a public university in Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 20 (5). pp. 201-209. ISSN 1675-8544; eISSN: 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2024093016173225_MJMHS_1244.pdf 10.47836/mjmhs20.5.26 |
| spellingShingle | Mansor, Zawiah Mohd Yunus, Nuraina Shahirah Fong, Yan Bin Venugopal, Vishnu Public speaking anxiety and individual factors among undergraduate medical students at a public university in Malaysia |
| title | Public speaking anxiety and individual factors among undergraduate medical students at a public university in Malaysia |
| title_full | Public speaking anxiety and individual factors among undergraduate medical students at a public university in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Public speaking anxiety and individual factors among undergraduate medical students at a public university in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Public speaking anxiety and individual factors among undergraduate medical students at a public university in Malaysia |
| title_short | Public speaking anxiety and individual factors among undergraduate medical students at a public university in Malaysia |
| title_sort | public speaking anxiety and individual factors among undergraduate medical students at a public university in malaysia |
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