Coping flexibility in college students with depressive symptoms

Zong, Ji-gang; Cao, Xiao-Ding; Cao, Yuan; Shi, Yue; Wang, Yuna; Yan, Chao; Abela, John R. Z.; Gan, Yiqun; Gong, Qiyong; Chan, Raymond C.K.

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“…While [27] found problem focused coping with stress strategy predicted life satisfaction and subjective wellbeing, while avoidance predicted subjective well-being. Our results were inconsistent with [28] which showed that coping strategy (planning) for the favor of gifted students and Zong [29] study which showed that depressive symptoms were not significantly associated with cognitive flexibility.…”

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AimThe aims of this study were to investigate the types and severity of stressors, to find the prevalence of anxiety and depression, to illustrate the types of coping strategies used in stressful situations, and to understand the relationship between stressful life events and mental health disorders including depression and anxiety, and other sociodemographic variables among universities students. MethodIt was a descriptive analytical study; the sample consisted of randomly selected 392 university students enrolled from the main four universities in Gaza Strip (Al-Aqsa, Al-Azhar, Al-Quds Open, and Islamic University) at the second semester of the academic year 2013 -2014. The researcher used five questionnaires; a predesigned Socio-demographic sheet, Stress Life Events Scale (SLES), Beck depression inventory -II (BDI-II), Taylor anxiety inventory (TAI), and Ways of Coping (WOC). ResultsThis study showed that mean life stressors was 63.34, male student significantly reported more economic, family, and personal stressors. While, female student reported more emotional and university environment stressors. The study showed that 28% had severe anxiety to very severe anxiety. There was no significant difference in anxiety according to gender. However, there was significant difference in anxiety toward students enrolled in Al Azhar University than the other three universities students according to the university or college type. The study showed that 14.2% of university students had moderate to severe depression. The study showed no significant gender difference in depression and according to university enrollment. The result showed that there was positive significant relationship between total stress and anxiety and depression.The results showed that mean total coping was 42.02, positive reappraisal was 25.96, self-control was 19.87. The result showed no significant differences in all coping strategies according to gender. According to university enrollment, students from Islamic university scored significantly in self-control coping than the other three universities. Our study showed that depression anxiety and coping positive reappraisal, wishful thinking, and student level significantly predict the manifestation of stress. Clinical ImplicationThe findings of the current study suggest that undergraduate students need extra measures. To create a special counseling unit that helps university students overcome the crises and pressures they may face by offering guidance and training programs that can introduce methods of effective dealing with challenging situations. To include basic concepts of effective dealing with stress, problems and management in the curriculum in order to help students overcome these problems.

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“…Frequent stress does not necessarily lead to depression, but a frequent negative perception of stress can be harmful [26]. Zong et al [27] showed the importance of empowering undergraduate students with adaptive skills to cope with a stressful life because depression can lead to increased utilization of maladaptive (dysfunctional) coping methods.…”

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How to Cope with the Challenges of Medical Education? Stress, Depression, and Coping in Undergraduate Medical Students

Steiner-Hofbauer

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2020

Acad Psychiatry

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Objectives Up to 90% of medical students experience stress. Studies have observed a relationship between stress and depression. Coping strategies to deal with stress and depression are of great interest. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of stress and depression and the efficacy of coping strategies in undergraduate medical students. Methods This survey was conducted with 589 second-year and sixth-year students in 2017 at the Medical University of Vienna. The questionnaire included a stress and coping questionnaire, depression screening, substance use questionnaire, and questionnaire concerning leisure time activities. Results The coping strategies were included in a regression model to assess their predictive value for stress and depression screening scores. The most common stressor was performance pressure overload (92.1%). Overall, 52.4% of the participating students reached critical scores in the depression screening. Positive thinking and active coping were associated with lower stress scores. Positive thinking also was a protective factor against depressive symptoms. Less than 2% of all students reached high-risk values for substance use. Conclusion Accessible counseling for students in need of psychological care should be provided. Different interventions of positive psychology showed a positive impact on depression screening scores.

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“…However, a number of studies have found either no differences or the opposite pattern, with male students manifesting higher levels of depressive symptoms than female students [8,11,24,45,62]. Generally, a higher prevalence of depression amongst females has been associated with socio-cultural explanations, including factors related to gender role, as well as with biological and psychological parameters.…”

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The association between stressful life events and depressive symptoms among Cypriot university students: a cross-sectional descriptive correlational study

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BackgroundPrevious findings suggest that stressful life events have a causal relationship with depressive symptoms. However, to date little is known concerning the contribution of the number and severity of recent stressful life events on the prevalence of depressive symptoms among university students. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms and its association with the number and the severity of self-reported stressful life events among university students in Cyprus.MethodsA descriptive correlational design with cross sectional comparison was used. The CES-D scale was applied for the assessment of depressive symptoms and the LESS instrument for stressful life events. Both scales were completed anonymously and voluntarily by 1.500 students (response rate 85%).ResultsThe prevalence of mild to moderate depressive symptoms [CES-D score between 16 and 21] and of clinically significant depressive symptoms [CES-D score ≥ 22] were 18.8% and 25.3% respectively. There were statistically significant differences in clinically significant depressive symptoms by gender, with higher rates among women (x2 = 8.53, df = 1, p = 0.003). Higher scores on the LESS scale were associated with more frequent reports of clinical depressive symptoms (x2 = 70.63, df = 4, p < 0.001). Similarly, an association was found between the number of life events and clinical depressive symptoms (x2 = 40.06, df = 4, p < 0.001). Logistic regression analysis after adjusting for socio-demographic characteristics confirmed that the responders who reported a high number (n = 12–21) of stressful life events during the previous year (OR = 2.64 95% CI: 1.02, 6.83) and a severe degree of stress due to these events (total LESS score > 351, OR = 3.03 95% CI: 1.66, 5.39) were more likely to manifest clinical depressive symptoms.ConclusionsThe high frequency of occurrence of depressive symptoms among Cypriot university students, as well as the strong association with stressful life events, highlights the need for psychological empowerment strategies towards students by institutional counseling services.

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Coping flexibility in college students with depressive symptoms

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