Correlation of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress with Coping Strategies Among Dentistry Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
Aim: The aim of the study is to examine the level of stress and coping strategies of dentistry students in Türkiye in terms of variables such as sleep, personality, alcohol consumption, and smoking. Methods: A questionnaire including socio-demographic questions, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scal...
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| author | Caglar Bilmenoglu Gözde Memisoglu Aysegul Kurt A. Altug Cilingir |
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| description | Aim: The aim of the study is to examine the level of stress and coping strategies of dentistry students in Türkiye in terms of variables such as sleep, personality, alcohol consumption, and smoking.
Methods: A questionnaire including socio-demographic questions, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale, and COPE Inventory was administered to 293 students.
Results: The students' Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale scores were 13.88±10.03, 14.60±8.98, and 19.41±9.64, respectively. Income perception and the dentistry-personality relationship were the largest stress factors. No significant difference was found between years in terms of stress level. Problem-focus and emotional-focus coping strategies were negatively correlated, while less-useful coping strategies showed positive correlation with Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale scores. While the students who reported their sleep duration as "adequate" showed high problem-focus and emotional-focus coping scores, they had low less-useful coping strategies and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale scores. The students who deemed dentistry suitable for their personality had higher problem-focus and emotionalfocus coping scores and lower low less-useful coping strategies scores. Although alcohol consumption and smoking were unrelated to stress, they showed positive correlation with low less-useful coping strategies scores.
Conclusion: No difference was observed between the level and sources of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale and the grade. Students utilizing effective coping strategies had lower stress than those using less-useful coping strategies. Therefore, dental education should include how to acquire and use effective coping strategies |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eab0e155e3d94a8e80d27f9d31f3f9e32023-03-31T08:19:27ZengEurasian Society of Family MedicineEurasian Journal of Family Medicine2147-31612147-34042023-03-01121112110.33880/ejfm.2023120102Correlation of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress with Coping Strategies Among Dentistry Students: A Cross-Sectional StudyCaglar Bilmenoglu0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2580-9899Gözde Memisoglu1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5800-5080Aysegul Kurt2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2775-3179A. Altug Cilingir3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0694-5772Department of Prosthodontics, Trakya University Faculty of Dentistry, Edirne, Türkiye. Department of Prosthodontics, Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Türkiye.Department of Prosthodontics, Trakya University Faculty of Dentistry, Edirne, Türkiye. Department of Prosthodontics, Trakya University Faculty of Dentistry, Edirne, Türkiye. Aim: The aim of the study is to examine the level of stress and coping strategies of dentistry students in Türkiye in terms of variables such as sleep, personality, alcohol consumption, and smoking. Methods: A questionnaire including socio-demographic questions, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale, and COPE Inventory was administered to 293 students. Results: The students' Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale scores were 13.88±10.03, 14.60±8.98, and 19.41±9.64, respectively. Income perception and the dentistry-personality relationship were the largest stress factors. No significant difference was found between years in terms of stress level. Problem-focus and emotional-focus coping strategies were negatively correlated, while less-useful coping strategies showed positive correlation with Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale scores. While the students who reported their sleep duration as "adequate" showed high problem-focus and emotional-focus coping scores, they had low less-useful coping strategies and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale scores. The students who deemed dentistry suitable for their personality had higher problem-focus and emotionalfocus coping scores and lower low less-useful coping strategies scores. Although alcohol consumption and smoking were unrelated to stress, they showed positive correlation with low less-useful coping strategies scores. Conclusion: No difference was observed between the level and sources of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale and the grade. Students utilizing effective coping strategies had lower stress than those using less-useful coping strategies. Therefore, dental education should include how to acquire and use effective coping strategieshttps://ejfm.trakya.edu.tr/userfiles/2023/March/2-bilmenoglu.pdfdepressionanxietycoping strategiesdentistrydental education |
| spellingShingle | Caglar Bilmenoglu Gözde Memisoglu Aysegul Kurt A. Altug Cilingir Correlation of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress with Coping Strategies Among Dentistry Students: A Cross-Sectional Study Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine depression anxiety coping strategies dentistry dental education |
| title | Correlation of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress with Coping Strategies Among Dentistry Students: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Correlation of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress with Coping Strategies Among Dentistry Students: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Correlation of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress with Coping Strategies Among Dentistry Students: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Correlation of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress with Coping Strategies Among Dentistry Students: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Correlation of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress with Coping Strategies Among Dentistry Students: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | correlation of depression anxiety and stress with coping strategies among dentistry students a cross sectional study |
| topic | depression anxiety coping strategies dentistry dental education |
| url | https://ejfm.trakya.edu.tr/userfiles/2023/March/2-bilmenoglu.pdf |
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