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

<jats:p>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...

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Main Authors: Bentham Liang, Sen Teh, Jin, Kiat Ang, Eugene Boon, Yau Koh, Nicholas Tze, Ping Pang
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Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110212/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1102122024-09-04T04:09:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110212/ Psychological resilience and coping strategies with anxiety among Malaysian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic Bentham Liang, Sen Teh Jin, Kiat Ang Eugene Boon, Yau Koh Nicholas Tze, Ping Pang <jats:p>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.</jats:p> Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023 Article PeerReviewed Bentham Liang, Sen Teh and Jin, Kiat Ang and Eugene Boon, Yau Koh and Nicholas Tze, 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 (3). art. no. 1894. pp. 1-16. ISSN 1661-7827; ESSN: 1660-4601 https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/3/1894 10.3390/ijerph20031894
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description <jats:p>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.</jats:p>
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author Bentham Liang, Sen Teh
Jin, Kiat Ang
Eugene Boon, Yau Koh
Nicholas Tze, Ping Pang
spellingShingle Bentham Liang, Sen Teh
Jin, Kiat Ang
Eugene Boon, Yau Koh
Nicholas Tze, Ping Pang
Psychological resilience and coping strategies with anxiety among Malaysian medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic
author_facet Bentham Liang, Sen Teh
Jin, Kiat Ang
Eugene Boon, Yau Koh
Nicholas Tze, Ping Pang
author_sort Bentham Liang, Sen Teh
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 Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
publishDate 2023
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110212/
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/3/1894
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