The Role of Resilience in The Relationship Between Stress and Depression Among Medical Students
- October 11, 2021
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International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue IX, September 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186
The Role of Resilience in The Relationship Between Stress and Depression Among Medical Students
Rosnel Tan, Mary Rachelle Reyes-Wapano, PhD
Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan
Abstract: Young adults especially are vulnerable to depression during university years, with those taking up highly demanding courses like medicine showing high prevalence. Protective factors have been identified to moderate the negative effects of stress on a person. One such factor is resilience, which this study examined and its role in the relationship between stress and depression among medical students. The total population of medicine students enrolled during the data gathering was 510. Using Cochran’s formula, a five percent (5%) margin of error and a confidence level of ninety five percent (95%), the sample population taken was 220. A hierarchical linear regression was performed first to examine the relationship between stress and depression, stress and resilience and depression and resilience. Stress and depression were found to be positively correlated while both stress and depression were found to be negatively correlated with resilience. Moderation analysis was then used to determine the extent of resilience’s effect on the relationship between stress and depression. Results showed that resilience moderated the relationship between stress and depression among medical students.
Key words: stress, depression, resilience
Mental health problems continue to rise in all parts of the world, with an estimated 230 million people suffering from different kinds of mental illnesses such as depression, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia (Al Qahtani A & Al Qahtani N, 2017; Chelala, 2013; Jai Prakash & Prabhu, 2014). Among the mental health problems mentioned in these studies, depression makes up more than 50 percent of the said estimate which is roughly around 120 million people (Al Qahtani A & Al Qahtani N, 2017; Chelala, 2013; Jai Prakash & Prabhu, 2014). Currently, it ranks as the fourth leading cause of mental health problems worldwide and is projected to rank second after ischemic heart disease by the year 2020 (Al Qahtani A & Al Qahtani N, 2017; Chelala, 2013; Jai Prakash & Prabhu, 2014).
The World Health Organization, which conducts annual studies on mental health, has reported that depression has become the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide, which saw an increase of more than 18 percent between the years 2005 up to 2015. The said report also established that there are more than 300 million people who are now living with depression (WHO, 2018). Parekh (2017), in his APA review also reported that depression affects an estimated 1 in 15 adults or 6.7 percent in any given year and 1 in 6 people or 16.6 percent will experience depression at some
