Alenizi Mutaz M, Alenazi Sultan D, Almushir Sulaiman, Alosaimi Abdulkareem, Alqarni Abdulkarim, Anjum Irfan, Omair Aamir
Internal Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences College of Medicine, Riyadh, SAU.
Clinical Psychology, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, Riyadh, SAU.
Cureus. 2020 Oct 3;12(10):e10776. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10776.
This study demonstrates the prevalence of the maladaptive daydreaming (MD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) among Saudi medical students. It also illustrates the association of MD with both GAD and the students' grade point average (GPA). MD was assessed by using the 14-item Maladaptive Daydreaming Scale (MDS), and GAD was assessed by using both the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) questionnaire and the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ). Our data estimate the prevalence of MD among the students to be 70%, GAD prevalence to be 80%, and 55% when using both GAD-7 and PSWQ, respectively. A statistically significant decline in the GPA was apparent among maladaptive daydreamers (MDers). A statistically significant rise in the scores of GAD-7 and PSWQ among MDers compared to non-MDers was found. To sum up, our findings demonstrate a high number of MDers and GAD sufferers among our subjects, and it appears that MD is associated with both GAD and GPA.
本研究揭示了沙特医科学生中适应不良性白日梦(MD)和广泛性焦虑症(GAD)的患病率。它还阐明了MD与GAD以及学生平均绩点(GPA)之间的关联。通过使用14项适应不良性白日梦量表(MDS)评估MD,通过使用7项广泛性焦虑症问卷(GAD - 7)和宾夕法尼亚州立大学忧虑问卷(PSWQ)评估GAD。我们的数据估计学生中MD的患病率为70%,GAD的患病率为80%,当分别使用GAD - 7和PSWQ时患病率为55%。在适应不良性白日梦者(MDers)中,GPA有明显的统计学显著下降。与非MDers相比,发现MDers的GAD - 7和PSWQ得分有统计学显著升高。总之,我们的研究结果表明,在我们的研究对象中有大量的MDers和GAD患者,而且似乎MD与GAD和GPA都有关联。