2022 Volume 53 Issue 4 Pages 369-373
Background / Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between metacognition and mental health among first-year Japanese medical students at several months after admission. Method: A questionnaire survey was conducted on first-year medical students at a private medical university. We used the Adults' Metacognition Scale to measure metacognition and the Japanese version of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) to measure mental health status. Results: The data from 80 students were analyzed. The total metacognition score and the subscale monitoring score were negatively correlated with the GHQ-12 total score and were significantly different between the poor mental health group and the good mental health group. Discussion: The results suggest that students in poor mental health status were considered to have weak metacognition, especially monitoring.
