Resilience and coping strategies of undergraduate medical students at the University of the Free State.

Lynette J van der Merwe Anja Botha Gina Joubert

Published in: The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa (2020)

Associations between resilience scores and year of study, gender, ethnicity, levels and type of stress varied. Academic pressure was a major source of stress. Adaptive coping strategies were associated with higher resilience scores.

Keyphrases

social support
medical students
depressive symptoms
climate change
stress induced
heat stress