A saúde mental dos futuros contadores no processo de formação: uma análise dos sintomas de ansiedade e motivação para aprender

Abstract

The entry of students into the graduation is surrounded by moments of conflict and adversity, which generates feelings of uncertainty and apprehension about the future, which can impact the learning process. In view of this, the objective was to analyze the relationship between anxiety symptoms (state and trait) in the motivation to learn of future accountants. The methodology is classified as quantitative, descriptive and survey. The sample consisted of 181 students from the accounting course at the Federal University of Santa Maria. The data were obtained through a questionnaire and data analysis adopted: descriptive statistics, reliability, normality, correlation, regression, and structural equation modeling. The results showed that most college students have moderate levels of state-anxiety (SA) and trait-anxiety (TA), as well as motivation to learn (ML). Still, in the correlation it was verified that there is an inverse relation between the motivation to learn and the dimensions of anxiety. In addition, it was noticed that, through regression, the AE is significant for the AM, negatively influencing the motivation. Then, through modeling, it was supported that TA is a negative determinant for MA. Thus, it is concluded that both state-anxiety (regression) and trait-anxiety (modeling) have a negative impact on motivation to learn. The main contribution of the study is of a practical nature and refers to a warning sign regarding the care for the mental health of future accountants throughout their training, so that higher education institutions seek measures that address this disorder in students.