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We assessed whether resilience and language proficiency were associated with academic engagement across training phases in a multilingual medical cohort.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We surveyed 422 medical students at an international medical school (May\u2013September 2024). Hierarchical multiple regression modeled academic engagement (UWES-9S) as a function of psychological resilience (BRS), Arabic language proficiency, clinical training phase, prior residence, and social support (DSSI). The Resilience \u00d7 Clinical Phase interaction was specified\n                      <jats:italic>a priori<\/jats:italic>\n                      ; other interactions were exploratory.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The main-effects model explained 52.8% of variance in engagement (\n                      <jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.528). Resilience (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.418,\n                      <jats:italic>f<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.370), sex (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f\u22120.410,\n                      <jats:italic>f<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.356), and Arabic proficiency (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.370,\n                      <jats:italic>f<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.267) showed the largest effects. The resilience\u2013engagement association was stronger in clinical than preclinical students (standardized\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      : 0.630 vs. 0.291; interaction\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.339,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001,\n                      <jats:italic>f<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.129). Female students showed lower overall engagement, with differences concentrated in specific dimensions. Social support showed small positive associations across dimensions. Sensitivity analysis excluding prior residence yielded near-identical estimates and unchanged inference (reduced-model\n                      <jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.525; \u0394\n                      <jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u202f=\u202f\u22120.003).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These hypothesis-generating findings are consistent with phase-contingent resource\u2013engagement associations in SDR theory within medical education. The cross-sectional design and indirect demand proxy do not support causal inference.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2026.1775910","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,16]],"date-time":"2026-03-16T05:23:36Z","timestamp":1773638616000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Phase-contingent resilience effects in multilingual medical students: a cross-sectional examination of student demands-resources theory"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Sadia","family":"Qazi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University","place":["Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Siyaan Yasser","family":"Qureshi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Medicine, Alfaisal University","place":["Riyadh, Saudi 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