Research Article
Sources of Stress and Coping Strategies among Undergraduate Medical Students Enrolled in a Problem-Based Learning Curriculum
Table 1
Forms of stress as perceived by students.
| | Perceived stress | Never | Almost never | Sometimes | Fairly often | Very often | | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | 1 | Upset on unexpected | 18 (4.8) | 58 (15.4) | 194 (51.5) | 68 (18) | 39 (10.3) | | 2 | Unable to control | 33 (8.8) | 84 (22.3) | 124 (33) | 94 (25) | 41 (10.9) | | 3 | Felt stressed | 7 (1.9) | 40 (10.6) | 131 (34.7) | 106 (28) | 94 (24.9) | | 4 | Felt confident | 4 (1.1) | 29 (7.7) | 141 (37.4) | 120 (31.8) | 83 (22) | | 5 | Going your way | 6 (1.6) | 70 (18.6) | 186 (49.3) | 97 (25.7) | 18 (4.8) | | 6 | Could not cope | 18 (4.8) | 90 (24.1) | 146 (39) | 91 (24.3) | 29 (7.8) | | 7 | Able to control | 7 (1.9) | 50 (13.3) | 171 (45.4) | 117 (31) | 32 (8.5) | | 8 | On top of things | 19 (5.1) | 69 (18.4) | 166 (44.4) | 106 (28.3) | 14 (3.7) | | 9 | Angered | 15 (4) | 82 (21.7) | 138 (36.5) | 99 (26.2) | 44 (11.6) | | 10 | Difficulties piling | 36 (9.6) | 90 (24.1) | 141 (37.7) | 72 (19.3) | 35 (9.4) |
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