| Literature DB >> 25812791 |
Keum Ho Lee1, Yukyung Ko2, Kyung Hee Kang3, Hye Kuyung Lee4, Jaeku Kang5, Yera Hur1.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Recently, concern of the college students' mental health has increased due to their continuous psychologic problems such as suicidal attempt. This study aimed to examine the correlation among depression, stress, self-esteem, and coping strategies of the medical students and also according to the academic year.Entities:
Keywords: Coping strategies; Medical students; Stress
Year: 2012 PMID: 25812791 PMCID: PMC8814539 DOI: 10.3946/kjme.2012.24.1.55
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Korean J Med Educ ISSN: 2005-727X
Fig. 1.Distribution of Depression Points by Academic Year
Differences in Depression, Stress, Self-Esteem by Academic Year
| Variable | Year | No. | Mean | SD | F | p-value | Scheffé |
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| Depression | Year 1 | 61 | 39.77 | 6.35 | |||
| Year 2 | 65 | 43.91 | 6.41 | ||||
| Year 3 | 48 | 45.77 | 8.14 | ||||
| Year 4 | 62 | 43.63 | 5.53 | 4.93 | 0.000 | 1<3 | |
| Year 5 | 58 | 42.97 | 8.52 | ||||
| Year 6 | 39 | 41.33 | 6.44 | ||||
| Total | 333 | 42.90 | 7.14 | ||||
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| Perceived stress | Year 1 | 61 | 27.28 | 4.28 | |||
| Year 2 | 65 | 29.98 | 5.35 | ||||
| Year 3 | 51 | 31.39 | 5.13 | ||||
| Year 4 | 63 | 30.98 | 4.48 | 5.67 | 0.000 | 1<3,4 | |
| Year 5 | 57 | 28.51 | 6.16 | ||||
| Year 6 | 39 | 28.72 | 4.41 | ||||
| Total | 336 | 29.50 | 5.21 | ||||
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| Self-esteem | Year 1 | 60 | 30.23 | 3.99 | |||
| Year 2 | 65 | 29.68 | 4.05 | ||||
| Year 3 | 51 | 29.69 | 4.50 | ||||
| Year 4 | 63 | 29.17 | 4.72 | 0.386 | 0.858 | ||
| Year 5 | 58 | 29.83 | 5.24 | ||||
| Year 6 | 39 | 29.44 | 3.83 | ||||
| Total | 336 | 29.68 | 4.42 | ||||
SD: Standard deviation.
Differences in Academic Stress by Academic Year
| Subcategory | Year | No. | Mean | SD | F | p-value | Scheffé |
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| Personal relationship | Year 1 | 61 | 10.38 | 3.29 | |||
| Year 2 | 64 | 9.89 | 2.40 | ||||
| Year 3 | 51 | 10.39 | 3.51 | ||||
| Year 4 | 62 | 11.40 | 3.70 | 1.20 | 0.079 | - | |
| Year 5 | 59 | 10.10 | 3.62 | ||||
| Year 6 | 39 | 11.33 | 3.51 | ||||
| Total | 336 | 10.54 | 3.37 | ||||
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| Academic studies & grade | Year 1 | 61 | 23.25 | 4.62 | |||
| Year 2 | 65 | 22.42 | 5.58 | ||||
| Year 3 | 51 | 24.43 | 5.60 | ||||
| Year 4 | 63 | 23.35 | 4.87 | 3.20 | 0.008 | 6<3 | |
| Year 5 | 59 | 21.85 | 5.11 | ||||
| Year 6 | 39 | 20.54 | 5.28 | ||||
| Total | 338 | 22.73 | 5.26 | ||||
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| English fluency | Year 1 | 61 | 6.38 | 2.18 | |||
| Year 2 | 65 | 5.62 | 2.12 | ||||
| Year 3 | 51 | 4.98 | 2.09 | ||||
| Year 4 | 63 | 5.41 | 1.76 | 3.55 | 0.004 | 3<1 | |
| Year 5 | 59 | 5.15 | 2.05 | ||||
| Year 6 | 39 | 5.21 | 1.85 | ||||
| Total | 338 | 5.49 | 2.06 | ||||
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| Academic career | Year 1 | 61 | 7.02 | 2.31 | |||
| Year 2 | 65 | 8.35 | 2.41 | ||||
| Year 3 | 51 | 9.10 | 2.59 | ||||
| Year 4 | 63 | 9.29 | 2.64 | 6.65 | 0.000 | 1<3,4,5,6 | |
| Year 5 | 59 | 8.80 | 2.56 | ||||
| Year 6 | 39 | 9.08 | 2.58 | ||||
| Total | 338 | 8.56 | 2.61 | ||||
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| School culture | Year 1 | 61 | 10.13 | 2.70 | |||
| Year 2 | 65 | 11.80 | 3.33 | ||||
| Year 3 | 51 | 14.84 | 2.62 | ||||
| Year 4 | 63 | 14.56 | 2.21 | 27.10 | 0.000 | 1,2<3,4,5,6 | |
| Year 5 | 59 | 14.54 | 2.93 | ||||
| Year 6 | 39 | 13.87 | 3.04 | ||||
| Total | 338 | 13.19 | 3.32 | ||||
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| Total | Year 1 | 61 | 57.15 | 10.74 | |||
| Year 2 | 64 | 57.88 | 10.45 | ||||
| Year 3 | 51 | 63.75 | 10.81 | ||||
| Year 4 | 62 | 64.15 | 10.28 | 4.45 | 0.001 | 1<4 | |
| Year 5 | 59 | 60.44 | 10.76 | ||||
| Year 6 | 39 | 60.03 | 10.58 | ||||
| Total | 336 | 60.49 | 10.87 | ||||
SD: Standard deviation.
Differences in Coping Strategies by the Level of Depression, Stress, Self-Esteem, and Academic Stress
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| No. | Mean | SD | No. | Mean | SD | ||||
| Problem-focused | Depression | 169 | 13.80 | 2.76 | 164 | 13.23 | 3.03 | 1.83 | 0.069 |
| Perceived stress | 171 | 13.75 | 2.99 | 165 | 13.20 | 2.77 | 1.74 | 0.082 | |
| Self-esteem | 167 | 12.94 | 2.73 | 169 | 14.07 | 2.95 | -3.62 | 0.000 | |
| Academic stress | 170 | 13.37 | 2.81 | 166 | 13.62 | 2.98 | 0.791 | 0.430 | |
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| Activity-focused | Depression | 169 | 10.82 | 1.90 | 163 | 10.58 | 2.02 | 1.12 | 0.266 |
| Perceived stress | 171 | 10.65 | 1.94 | 164 | 10.76 | 1.96 | -0.53 | 0.596 | |
| Self-esteem | 166 | 10.64 | 1.93 | 169 | 10.79 | 1.98 | -0.67 | 0.505 | |
| Academic stress | 169 | 10.66 | 1.97 | 166 | 10.75 | 1.96 | -0.421 | 0.674 | |
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| Passive management | Depression | 169 | 8.91 | 2.53 | 164 | 9.86 | 2.39 | -3.54 | 0.000 |
| Perceived stress | 171 | 8.65 | 2.55 | 165 | 10.07 | 2.25 | -5.40 | 0.000 | |
| Self-esteem | 167 | 9.98 | 2.30 | 169 | 8.75 | 2.55 | 4.66 | 0.000 | |
| Academic stress | 170 | 8.72 | 2.38 | 166 | 10.02 | 2.43 | -4.95 | 0.000 | |
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| Emotional display | Depression | 169 | 11.21 | 2.23 | 164 | 12.45 | 2.70 | -4.57 | 0.000 |
| Perceived stress | 171 | 11.18 | 2.33 | 165 | 12.45 | 2.57 | -4.79 | 0.000 | |
| Self-esteem | 167 | 12.35 | 2.61 | 169 | 11.31 | 2.36 | 3.81 | 0.000 | |
| Academic stress | 170 | 11.20 | 2.20 | 166 | 12.42 | 2.69 | -4.56 | 0.000 | |
SD: Standard deviation.