Psycho-social health problems: Prevalence and associated factors among students of professional colleges in Jammu

Abstract

Background: Psycho-social health problems are an area of concern worldwide especially among students pursuing professional courses. The competition for grades, carrier insecurity often contribute to various emotional disturbances such as stress, anxiety and depression. Aims and Objectives: to determine the prevalence of stress, anxiety and depression in students of two main professional streams (medical & engineering) and to find out various factors associated with them. Material and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among students of medical and engineering stream using DASS 42 scale. Further a self administered, pretested questionnaire was used to elucidate information on socio-demographic and personal characteristics. Results: Out of a total of 480 students (300 MBBS and 180 Engineering), prevalence of stress, anxiety and depression in medical & engineering students was 47.6 %, 68.6%, 43.7% and 41.1%, 71.1 % & 40.0 % respectively. On Multiple Regression analysis, relationship with family members emerged as a significant independent predictor for all the three psychogenic factors. Conclusions: A high prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress was found among students of both the streams. There is a need to introduce simple counselling and stress management techniques in curriculum to combat such morbidities

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“…Moreover, SAD might impact students' cognitive functioning and personal resources, thereby influencing their perceptions of academic control (Pekrun, et al, 2017). Consequently, SAD affects students' academic accomplishments (Kumari, et al, 2019) because they perceive the activity as a threat, debilitating productivity (Tang, et al, 2018). Also, stressed students only focus on past pessimistic experiences and worries about the future (Fagley, 2018).…”

“…First-year university students drop out more than do students of any other year (Cole, 2017) because emotional and academic-related demands are more significant in college than in school (UL-Haq, et al, 2018). During their transition to higher education, these students experience high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression (SAD), which impact how they perceive academic tasks (Hsu & Goldsmith, 2021) and challenge their cognitive and developmental processes (Kumari, et al, 2019). Thus, students require specific competencies to cope with educational demands and to succeed (Blazquez, et al, 2018).…”

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An Analytical Approach to Estimate Prevalence of Depression from a Non-Probability Sample of College Students in Karachi Using Beck Depression Inventory

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