Personality traits as predictors of stress and depression among medical students : a cross-sectional study
Other Title(s)
سمات الشخصية كمنبنات للضغط النفسي و الاكتئاب بين طلبة الطب : دراسة مستعرضة
Joint Authors
al-Shishtawi, Iman
Taha, Halah
Joshi, Kajal
al-Mazrui, Aminah
Source
The Arab Journal of Psychiatry
Issue
Vol. 29, Issue 2 (30 Nov. 2018), pp.123-130, 8 p.
Publisher
The Arab Federation of Psychiatrists
Publication Date
2018-11-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
background: Medical students during their study go through many stressful events.
Personality traits could affect an individual’s perception of stress or influence his or her reaction to different stresses.
Objectives: Determining which kind of different personality traits are the more pervasive can predict the stress feeling and future development of depression among medical students in the clinical years.
Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 237 students in the clinical years.
Measures included a socio-demographic questionnaire, Perceived Stress Scale, assessment of personality traits using the Big Five Inventory (short form) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
Results: Stress was negatively correlated with extraversion (r2=-.151 p=.020), agreeableness (r2=-.163 p=.012), conscientiousness (r2=- .130 p=.045), openness (r2=-.163 p=.012), while positively correlated with neuroticism (r2=.294 p=.001).
Neuroticism was the only predictor for developing depression (beta=.339, p=.001).
Conclusion: Individuals high in neuroticism are more prone to have high perceived stress development of depression and anxiety.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Shishtawi, Iman& Taha, Halah& al-Mazrui, Sultan& Joshi, Kajal& al-Mazrui, Aminah. 2018. Personality traits as predictors of stress and depression among medical students : a cross-sectional study. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry،Vol. 29, no. 2, pp.123-130.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Shishtawi, Iman…[et al.]. Personality traits as predictors of stress and depression among medical students : a cross-sectional study. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 29, no. 2 (Nov. 2018), pp.123-130.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Shishtawi, Iman& Taha, Halah& al-Mazrui, Sultan& Joshi, Kajal& al-Mazrui, Aminah. Personality traits as predictors of stress and depression among medical students : a cross-sectional study. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry. 2018. Vol. 29, no. 2, pp.123-130.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-832729
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 128-130
Record ID
BIM-832729