Abstract:
OBJECTIVE The study aimed to evaluate the relationship between coping strategies stress, anxiety and depression. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF THE STUDY: The study was conducted at Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore from August to September, 2016 SUBJECTS AND METHODS: In this study, 273 undergraduate MBBS students (years 1 to 5) were assessed for stress, anxiety and depression using DASS scale, while coping strategies were assessed using Brief-COPE scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS 21 RESULTS: Elevated levels of stress, anxiety and depression were found among the students. Substance abuse, denial and self-blame have positive correlation with stress and emotional disturbance, while positive reframing correlated with predicted lower level of stress and emotional disturbance. Behavioural disengagement was associated with depression. CONCLUSION: The findings confirm that stress and emotional disturbance are quite frequent among medical students, and they adopt a variety of coping methods, some of which are beneficial, while others are not. Students need to be educated about which coping methods are healthy and which ones are not. They should be helped to adopt the healthy ones with facilities such as counseling services, provision of extra-curricular activities and opportunities for healthy socialization
Page(s):
7-11
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Year: 2022
Keywords:
anxiety
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stress
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coping strategies
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Depression