Open AccessA CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY AMONG MEDICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS TO FIND OUT THE LEVEL OF STRESS, LONELINESS & DEPRESSION
Author(s) -
Thakur Madhur,
Chouhan Vijay,
Dangi Thansingh,
Thakur Vipin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/8502181
Subject(s) - loneliness , depression (economics) , psychology , cross sectional study , test (biology) , clinical psychology , stress (linguistics) , demography , gerontology , developmental psychology , medicine , psychiatry , sociology , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , biology , economics , macroeconomics
Aim of the Study:To assess the level of stress,loneliness and depression among medical college students.Background: A recent shift across industrialized societies is characterized by an increase in the number of peoplepursuing post-secondary education.This shift has created a new stage in the life span that describes the lives of youngpeople and is called, emerging adulthood. Individuals in emerging adulthood are in their late teens and early 20s.Emerging adulthood is defined as the stage of life that includes young individuals who range from 18 to 25 years,and incharacterized by frequent change,independence and exploration.Method: The Following is cross sectional study on 150 medical college students in Indore at MGM Medical College tofind out the level of stress, loneliness and depression in students.The data was collected through a predesigned semistructured questionnaire which consisted of 13 questions. The study was conducted for the duration of three monthsthrough simple random sampling method.Result: There are 52.35% male and 47.65% females.In terms of locality,we studied there 43.62% are hostellers 30.20%locals, and 26.17% paying guests. By Applying Person co-relation test, we find that there is significant negative corelation of age with stress,loneliness and depression.On other way by applying independent T-Test we find that there issignificant relation of gender with level of stress,level of loneliness and level of depression.Conclusion: By Applying Person Co-relation test we find that there is significant negative co-relation of age with stress.Loneliness and depression Hence we find that with increase in age is associated with decrease in stress loneliness anddepression. Applying independent T-Test find that there is significant relation of gender with level of stress level ofloneliness and level of depression we conclude that female medical students have more stress, loneliness anddepression in female as compared to male.