MOTIVATION TO LEARN AND DROPOUT REASONS OF HEALTHSCIENCE STUDENTS

This study aimed to correlate dropout reasons with motivation to learn among health science students, and to correlate motivation to learn and dropout reasons with age, gender, and sleep hours. A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted with the participation of 481 students. Correlations were found between motivation to learn and dropout reasons (r=-0.25; p=0.00); between age and extrinsic motivation (r=-0.15; p <= 0.00), intrinsic motivation (r=0.11; p=0.01), and dropout reason related to support (r=0.09; p <= 0.05); between sleep hours and dropout reasons related to institutional issues (r=0.15; p <= 0.00), vocational issues (r=-0.10; p=0.02), and performance (r=0.11; p=0.01). It was concluded that students demonstrated a good overall motivation to learn and a low to moderate tendency for dropout. Motivation positively influenced and decreased the intensity of dropout reasons.