Engagement—a persistent and positive affective-motivational state of fulfillment characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption (W. B. Schaufeli, M. Salanova, V. González-Roma, & A. B. Bakker, 2002)—has become a popular subject among academic and industry researchers. Following suggestions in the recent literature calling for further examination of the underlying factors comprising the cons...

The authors build an integrated model of the process by which academic sexual harassment undermines women's well-being; also examined is harasser power as a potential moderator of this process. Data from 1,455 college women suggest that sexual harassment experiences are associated with increased psychological distress, which then relates to lower academic satisfaction, greater physical illness,...

The benefits of mentorship for the protégé are well established and include increased career satisfaction, advancement, and income. Mentors can derive satisfaction from personal and professional networks within their institutions and specialties. However, the advantages of being a mentor are underreported in the medical literature. The purpose of this review is to investigate the effect of the ...

PURPOSE This study aims at increasing our understanding of first-year medical students' learning behaviors, major satisfaction, and study skills. We investigate different features of freshmen's behavior in relation to learning and explore the extent to which freshmen were satisfied with their major and perceived their study skills. METHODS A total of 106 freshmen participated in this study. A...

Objectives: We analyzed APVS satisfaction, compensation, perceived and actual gaps between academic and private practice compensation. Methods: 22 APVS completed a survey. Compensation data for APVS and private practice vascular surgeons (PPVS) was gathered from the Medical Group Management Association and Association of American Medical Colleges, respectively. Compensation was compared between...

University administrations world wide are keen to know that their students are satisfied with their academic life in the university, including colleges, faculty, courses, facilities, etc. This issue is of vital importance for high standard universities, which adopt internal evaluation systems. Students input on such attributes is of great importance for both academic and fiscal planning purpose...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether there is an association between sex and academic rank and track, leadership, productivity, income, and career satisfaction. DESIGN National cross-sectional survey. SETTING Academic dermatologists across the United States. PARTICIPANTS A total of 1263 full-time academic dermatologists. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The association of sex with the following predicti...