Quality of life and motivational issues for Asian medical students studying in New Zealand

Abstract

There is a dearth of research into the links between quality of life and motivation with respect to Asian medical students. This study surveyed 4th and 5th year medical students and utilised the abbreviated versions of the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire and the Motivated Study for Learning Questionnaire. Multivariate statistics were incorporated to consider the intertwining connections between these dependent variables and demographic variables including gender, enrolment status (international versus domestic), year of study, and age. The paper considers the findings and the implications for quality of life, medical education and the Asian student community. The conclusions and discussion will have definite relevance for this conference theme of ‘Local Problems, Global Solutions?'