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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.
Ismail, Norashikin (21739318200); Kaliani Sundram, Veera Pandiyan (58169033100); Othman, Nor Azairiah Fatimah (58248098600); Abdul Rahman, Zanariah (59156532700)
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2024
10.5171/2024.177889
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85195212667&doi=10.5171%2f2024.177889&partnerID=40&md5=87ba792c4a2092420ef3c96cb626f5e9
Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan, Johor, Malaysia
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