Self-efficacy evaluation and anxiety level in the educational process of first year medical student.

The educational process at the Faculty of Medicine demands qualified theoretical abilities and clinical skills. Anxiety and low self-confidence as first-year students may become obstacles in the educational process. Individuals who have good self-efficacy will easily adapt and have low levels of anxiety. The aim of this study is to evaluate self-efficacy and anxiety of first-year medical students in Jakarta. This study applied a cross-sectional analytic method using the General Self-Efficacy questionnaire and Zung Self-Anxiety Scale on 151 respondents of first-year student in the medical study program. As result, 19.9% of the students had low self-efficacy, 36.4% had moderate self-efficacy and 43.7% had high self-efficacy. Meanwhile, 60.9% of the students experienced no anxiety, 19.9% experienced mild to moderate anxiety and 19.2% experienced severe anxiety. The Ci-square test showed a p-value <0.05. There is a significant relationship between self-efficacy and the level of anxiety in first-year medical students. Future studies needed to show the academic performance level as confirmation factor to the self-efficacy level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]