Akhtar Mubeen, Herwig Birgit Kroener, Faize Fayyaz Ahmad
COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Pakistan.
Georg-Elias-Mueller Institute of Psychology Georg August University Goettingen, Germany.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2019 Feb;69(2):230-234.
To explore the predictive role of dispositional coping styles in determining the level of depression and anxiety among international medical students in Germany.
The cross-sectional study was conducted in Germany from September 2016 to February 2017 and comprised international students studying medicine in Germany. Data were collected through an electronic survey using reliable instruments, including Major Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Problem-Focussed Styles of Coping Inventory, and a demographic sheet.
Of the 122 subjects, 76(62%) were females. The overall mean age was 24.92±3.58 years. In terms of region, Europe was represented by 87(71.3%) of the total. Reflective coping was found to be a health-promoting coping style predicting a low level of depression and anxiety among international medical students. Suppressive and reactive coping were recognised to be dysfunctional since these styles turned out to be relatively stronger predictors of a high degree of depression as well as anxiety. Overall, 13(10%) subjects had moderate depression and 19(16%) were experiencing severe depression. The anxiety symptoms were seen in 32(26%) subjects at moderate level and 28(23%) had severe level of anxiety.
Counsellors need to address depression and anxiety symptoms of international medical students in Germany..
探讨特质应对方式在德国国际医学生抑郁和焦虑水平判定中的预测作用。
2016年9月至2017年2月在德国进行了一项横断面研究，研究对象为在德国学习医学的国际学生。通过电子调查使用可靠的工具收集数据，包括《重度抑郁量表》《贝克焦虑量表》《问题聚焦应对方式量表》和一份人口统计学表格。
122名受试者中，76名（62%）为女性。总体平均年龄为24.92±3.58岁。在地区方面，欧洲占总数的87名（71.3%）。反思性应对被发现是一种促进健康的应对方式，可预测国际医学生的低抑郁和焦虑水平。抑制性和反应性应对被认为是功能失调的，因为这些方式被证明是高度抑郁和焦虑的相对较强的预测因素。总体而言，13名（10%）受试者有中度抑郁，19名（16%）患有重度抑郁。32名（26%）受试者有中度焦虑症状，28名（23%）有重度焦虑。
咨询师需要关注德国国际医学生的抑郁和焦虑症状。
