Parental Support, Personality, Self-Efficacy and Depression among Medical Students

Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression among Medical Students

“…It is possible, however, that having physician parents could generate greater pressure for academic achievement and even greater concern for the future, which are two variables significantly associated with depression as demonstrated in this study. Similar findings on concern for the future found in this study were observed in other studies in the sense that the heavy demands of the medical curriculum are important stressors both for anxiety and for depression 3,25,28 . Concern for academic achievement, along with personal and financial issues are potentially aggravating stressors affecting medical students 14 .…”

“…Several reasons could explain the higher prevalence rates of depression and anxiety in women compared to men, including greater social freedom for expression of feelings, greater exposure to situations of risk for depression, and physiological and hormonal factors 21,23 . The family environment is seen as an important protective factor against the development of depressive disorders 1,12,14,[24][25] .…”

Big Five Personality and Psychological Capital Among Final Year Medical Students.

“…In a comparative study by Mustaffa et al (2012), similar results were observed in which personality traits were examined based on year of the study of MBBS students and Fifth year students scored lowest on neuroticism as compared to first, second, third and fourth year students. In this regard, low scores on Neuroticism implies that fifth year students were more emotionally stable and less impulsive.…”

“…There was a positive significant association of agreeableness, openness and conscientiousness with respect to academic achievement in a crosssectional study of medical students studying in seven universities. Furthermore, significant gender differences were reported in which females scored high in openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness as compared to males (Mustaffa et al, 2012).…”

Behavior of People: Role of Extraversion and Loneliness

“…In another study, the personality variables, extraversion and neuroticism predicted depressive and anxiety symptoms [4]. Reference [5] used Pearson correlation analysis to find out the correlation between personality and depression of medical students. Results showed significant negative correlation between extraversion and depression.…”