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Academic and sociodemographic predictors of anxiety and psychological well-being in Mexican medical students. A cross-sectional study

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Introduction: Medical students report higher levels of anxiety than students from other majors. Knowledge about their psychological well-being is scarce. Objective: To identify sociodemographic and academic factors that predict the level of anxiety and psychological well-being in Mexican medical students. Method: Cross-sectional study of Mexican medical students of first (n = 59), third (n = 43) and fifth semester (n = 59), who answered a sociodemographic questionnaire, Beck Anxiety Inventory, the Psychological Well-being Scale for adults and the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale. Results: Females showed higher levels of anxiety (p 0.05); women of third and fifth semesters were more anxious than those at first semester (p < 0.01). Anxiety and psychological well-being were negatively correlated (p < 0.001). The "Less anxiety, higher level of well-being" and "More anxiety, lower level of well-being" subgroups were characterized, and a logistic regression identified that being a woman (OR = 4.70) and not practicing any religion (OR = 2.49) are predictive factors of higher levels of anxiety. Conclusions: Female medical students constitute a population at risk for higher levels of anxiety and less psychological well-being, which compromises their learning, quality of life and future professional practice.
Luna, David (57198171497); Urquiza-Flores, Diana Ivette (57214751256); Figuerola-Escoto, Rosa Paola (57214758537); Carreño-Morales, Carolina (57214758016); Meneses-González, Fernando (6603942640)
2020
10.24875/GMM.19005143
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85079059705&doi=10.24875%2fGMM.19005143&partnerID=40&md5=d6cb96809bb3cc0f09cbdbfd38edb03e
Comisión Nacional de Arbitraje Médico, Dirección de investigación; Ciudad de México, México; Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México; Méxic; Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias de la Salud Unidad Santo Tomás. Ciudad de México, Mexico
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