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Molania T, Haddadi A, Noeparvar N, Khorshidi D, Hosseinnataj A, Hosseini Moghadam M et al . The Relationship Between Academic Engagement and Academic Resilience Among Dental Students at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. , J Mazandaran Univ Med Sci. 2026; 36 (263) :171-180
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Tahereh Molania 
, Azam Haddadi , Nasim Noeparvar , Delaram Khorshidi , Abolfazl Hosseinnataj , Maryam Hosseini Moghadam , Nasim Ghahrani *
, Azam Haddadi , Nasim Noeparvar , Delaram Khorshidi , Abolfazl Hosseinnataj , Maryam Hosseini Moghadam , Nasim Ghahrani *
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Background and purpose: Academic engagement and academic resilience are important factors associated with educational success, mental health and academic persistence among medical sciences students. Given the academic and clinical demands of dental education, understanding the relationship between these two constructs is particularly important. This study aimed to investigate the association between different dimensions of academic engagement and academic resilience and to compare these constructs between preclinical and clinical dental students at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences.
Materials and methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study was conducted among dental students admitted from 2019 to 2023 at the Faculty of Dentistry, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. Participants anonymously completed the Student Academic Engagement Scale (Gunuc and Kuzu, 2015) and the Academic Resilience Questionnaire (Martin and Marsh, 2008). Data were analysed using one-sample and independent-samples t-tests, Pearson's correlation coefficient and linear regression analysis.
Results: The mean age of participants was 23.92 ± 3.19 years. The mean scores for academic engagement and academic resilience were 160.96 ± 30.38 and 21.80 ± 4.33, respectively. Students in the preclinical (basic sciences) stage demonstrated higher levels of academic engagement and academic resilience than those undertaking clinical internships. Male students scored significantly higher than female students in the psychological valuation dimension. A significant positive correlation was observed between academic engagement and academic resilience (r = 0.69, P < 0.001). Regression analysis also showed that academic resilience was significantly associated with academic engagement (β = 4.79, P < 0.001).
Conclusion: Academic engagement and academic resilience were positively and significantly associated among dental students, with academic resilience emerging as the only significant variable associated with academic engagement in the regression model. Students in the basic sciences stage reported higher levels of academic engagement and academic resilience than clinical students. Gender and marital status were associated with the psychological valuation dimension, whereas age was associated with certain dimensions of academic engagement.
Materials and methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study was conducted among dental students admitted from 2019 to 2023 at the Faculty of Dentistry, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. Participants anonymously completed the Student Academic Engagement Scale (Gunuc and Kuzu, 2015) and the Academic Resilience Questionnaire (Martin and Marsh, 2008). Data were analysed using one-sample and independent-samples t-tests, Pearson's correlation coefficient and linear regression analysis.
Results: The mean age of participants was 23.92 ± 3.19 years. The mean scores for academic engagement and academic resilience were 160.96 ± 30.38 and 21.80 ± 4.33, respectively. Students in the preclinical (basic sciences) stage demonstrated higher levels of academic engagement and academic resilience than those undertaking clinical internships. Male students scored significantly higher than female students in the psychological valuation dimension. A significant positive correlation was observed between academic engagement and academic resilience (r = 0.69, P < 0.001). Regression analysis also showed that academic resilience was significantly associated with academic engagement (β = 4.79, P < 0.001).
Conclusion: Academic engagement and academic resilience were positively and significantly associated among dental students, with academic resilience emerging as the only significant variable associated with academic engagement in the regression model. Students in the basic sciences stage reported higher levels of academic engagement and academic resilience than clinical students. Gender and marital status were associated with the psychological valuation dimension, whereas age was associated with certain dimensions of academic engagement.
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