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Psychological resilience and coping strategies with anxiety among Malaysian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) swept the world by storm and caused a myriad of devastating consequences, particularly disruptions in medical education. This study aims to examine the association between sociodemographic factors, psychological factors, coping strategies and anxiety among medical...

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Main Authors:	Liang, Bentham Sen Teh, Jin, Kiat Ang, Boon, Eugene Yau Koh, Tze, Nicholas Ping Pang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI 2023
Subjects:	RA790-790.95 Mental health. Mental illness prevention RC705-779 Diseases of the respiratory system
Online Access:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42550/1/FULL%20TEXT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42550/ https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031894
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spelling	my.ums.eprints.425502025-01-07T03:44:48Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42550/ Psychological resilience and coping strategies with anxiety among Malaysian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic Liang, Bentham Sen Teh Jin, Kiat Ang Boon, Eugene Yau Koh Tze, Nicholas Ping Pang RA790-790.95 Mental health. Mental illness prevention RC705-779 Diseases of the respiratory system Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) swept the world by storm and caused a myriad of devastating consequences, particularly disruptions in medical education. This study aims to examine the association between sociodemographic factors, psychological factors, coping strategies and anxiety among medical students, as well as to identify the predictors of anxiety among them. A cross-sectional study design was used. Self-rated Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Scale (Brief COPE), and General Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale (GAD-7) were used. A total of 371 respondents from a tertiary education center were recruited. The prevalence of anxiety was 37% which corresponded to 21.6% and 15.4% for moderate and severe anxiety, respectively. Sociodemographic factors such as age group and academic year were significantly associated with anxiety, while those with higher self-esteem (rs = −0.487), self-competence (rs = −0.407), self-liking (rs = −0.499), and self-efficacy (rs = −0.245) had lower anxiety. Inversely, those who adopted emotion-focused (rs = 0.130) and dysfunctional coping styles (rs = 0.559) showed higher anxiety. The main predictors of anxiety were self-liking as a protective factor (aOR = 0.81) and dysfunctional coping as a risk factor (aOR = 1.16). Therefore, resilience building and inculcating positive coping strategies are imperative in equipping our budding healthcare providers to weather through future unforeseeable disasters. MDPI 2023 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42550/1/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Liang, Bentham Sen Teh and Jin, Kiat Ang and Boon, Eugene Yau Koh and Tze, Nicholas Ping Pang (2023) Psychological resilience and coping strategies with anxiety among Malaysian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20. pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031894
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spellingShingle	RA790-790.95 Mental health. Mental illness prevention RC705-779 Diseases of the respiratory system Liang, Bentham Sen Teh Jin, Kiat Ang Boon, Eugene Yau Koh Tze, Nicholas Ping Pang Psychological resilience and coping strategies with anxiety among Malaysian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic
description	Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) swept the world by storm and caused a myriad of devastating consequences, particularly disruptions in medical education. This study aims to examine the association between sociodemographic factors, psychological factors, coping strategies and anxiety among medical students, as well as to identify the predictors of anxiety among them. A cross-sectional study design was used. Self-rated Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Scale (Brief COPE), and General Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale (GAD-7) were used. A total of 371 respondents from a tertiary education center were recruited. The prevalence of anxiety was 37% which corresponded to 21.6% and 15.4% for moderate and severe anxiety, respectively. Sociodemographic factors such as age group and academic year were significantly associated with anxiety, while those with higher self-esteem (rs = −0.487), self-competence (rs = −0.407), self-liking (rs = −0.499), and self-efficacy (rs = −0.245) had lower anxiety. Inversely, those who adopted emotion-focused (rs = 0.130) and dysfunctional coping styles (rs = 0.559) showed higher anxiety. The main predictors of anxiety were self-liking as a protective factor (aOR = 0.81) and dysfunctional coping as a risk factor (aOR = 1.16). Therefore, resilience building and inculcating positive coping strategies are imperative in equipping our budding healthcare providers to weather through future unforeseeable disasters.
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author	Liang, Bentham Sen Teh Jin, Kiat Ang Boon, Eugene Yau Koh Tze, Nicholas Ping Pang
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title	Psychological resilience and coping strategies with anxiety among Malaysian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_short	Psychological resilience and coping strategies with anxiety among Malaysian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full	Psychological resilience and coping strategies with anxiety among Malaysian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr	Psychological resilience and coping strategies with anxiety among Malaysian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed	Psychological resilience and coping strategies with anxiety among Malaysian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort	psychological resilience and coping strategies with anxiety among malaysian medical students during the covid-19 pandemic
publisher	MDPI
publishDate	2023
url	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42550/1/FULL%20TEXT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42550/ https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031894
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Psychological resilience and coping strategies with anxiety among Malaysian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic

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