Resilience and Psychological Distress among UiTM Medical Students:  The transitional gap

Nor Jannah Nasution Raduan; Nurul Izzatie  Mohamad; Azlina Wati  Nikmat; Emmy  Amalia

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v7i21.3706

Authors

Nor Jannah Nasution Raduan Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Nurul Izzatie Mohamad Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Azlina Wati Nikmat Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Emmy Amalia Faculty of Medicine, Mataram University, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i21.3706

Keywords:

Resilience, Psychological Distress, Medical Students

Abstract

The medical course is known to be demanding and critical. However, the relationship between resilience and medical students' psychological distress is barely known. This study investigated resilience and psychological distress among third-year UiTM medical students. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 166 medical students in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in 2019, assessing resilience and psychological distress. The mean score of resilience was 26.6. The study found that 38.0% had depressive symptoms, 31.9% reported anxiety, and 70.5% showed stress symptoms. A higher level of resilience was significantly associated with lower psychological distress.

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