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Table 2 Literature review of negative and positive emotions that students experience in a dissection room

From: Impacts of a gross anatomy laboratory course on medical students’ emotional reactions in Taiwan: the role of high-level emotions

Emotion

Author (year)

Sample size (n)

Incidence (%)

Negative

   

Anxiety

Quince et al. (2011) [17]

156

20.3

 

Dempster (2006) [4]

141

33.5

 

Saylam and Coskunol (2005) [6]

242

29.7

 

Lamdin et al. (2012) [14]

21

NA

 

Bati et al. (2013) [21]

486

medium level

 

Houwink et al. (2004) [7]

126

26

Apprehension

Quince et al. (2011) [17]

156

37.3

Confusion

Quince et al. (2011) [17]

156

22.9

Fear

Bataineh et al. (2006) [5]

145

30.3

 

Kotzé and Mole (2013) [13]

240

20

 

Tseng and Lin (2016) [15]

12

NA

Uncertainty

Quince et al. (2011) [17]

156

47.7

Being upset

Tseng and Lin (2016) [15]

12

NA

Positive

   

Calmness

Arráez-Aybar et al. (2008) [9]

425

33.6

Curiosity

Arráez-Aybar et al. (2008) [9]

425

64.6

 

Snelling et al. (2003) [20]

364

4.03 ± 0.06/5

Enthusiasm

Quince et al. (2011) [17]

156

79.7

Being excited

Quince et al. (2011) [17]

156

76.5

 

Qamar and Osama (2014) [19]

60

34

 

Snelling et al. (2003) [20]

364

3.56 ± 0.07/5

Fascination

Quince et al. (2011) [17]

156

83.7

Interest

Quince et al. (2011) [17]

156

99.3

 

Cahill and Ettarh (2009) [18]

166

48.4

 

Arráez-Aybar et al. (2008) [9]

425

71.7

 

Saylam and Coskunol (2005) [6]

242

36.7

 

Qamar and Osama (2014) [19]

60

58

 

Snelling et al. (2003) [20]

364

4.26 ± 0.06/5

Satisfaction

Arráez-Aybar et al. (2008) [9]

425

25.5