Research Article
Sources of Stress and Coping Strategies among Undergraduate Medical Students Enrolled in a Problem-Based Learning Curriculum
Table 5
Specific coping strategies likely (or unlikely) to be applied by students for stressors.
| No. | Stressors | No | Coping strategies used | Chi square | value | Odds ratio | 95% CI |
| 1 | Study in general | 1 | Concentrating efforts | 8.6 | 0.003 | 0.4 | 0.2–0.7 | 2 | Financial difficulty | 5 | Making jokes | 9.9 | 0.002 | 2.1 | 1.4–3.3 | 3 | Family problems | 9 | Distracting by work | 8.6 | 0.003 | 1.9 | 1.2–3.0 | 4 | Sleeping disorders | 10 | Calling it unreal | 4.7 | 0.029 | 2.9 | 1.1–7.7 | 5 | Future worrying | 13 | Giving up | 3.9 | 0.048 | 2.2 | 1.0–4.8 | 6 | Away from family | 9 | Distracting by work | 3.6 | 0.056 | 1.5 | 1.0–2.4 | 7 | Trouble with parents | 17 | Thinking hard | 4.3 | 0.038 | 0.6 | 0.4–0.9 | 8 | Trouble with teachers | 6 | Comfort in religion | 8.4 | 0.004 | 2.0 | 1.2–3.3 | 9 | Trouble with friends | 6 | Comfort in religion | 6.9 | 0.009 | 1.8 | 1.2–2.9 | 10 | Interpersonal conflict | 3 | See things differently | 7.3 | 0.007 | 1.8 | 1.2–2.9 | 11 | No parental support | 1 | Concentrating efforts | 4.2 | 0.041 | 1.6 | 1.1–2.5 | 12 | Hearing bad news | 7 | Support from others | 6.8 | 0.009 | 1.9 | 1.2–3.1 | 13 | Appetite change | 11 | Saying things | 6.4 | 0.011 | 1.9 | 1.1–3.0 | 14 | Low self-esteem | 8 | Advice from others | 6.2 | 0.012 | 1.7 | 1.1–2.7 | 15 | Roommate conflict | 1 | Concentrating efforts | 7.2 | 0.007 | 2.1 | 1.2–3.6 | 16 | Transport trouble | 8 | Advice from others | 5.0 | 0.025 | 0.6 | 0.4–0.9 | 17 | Searching life partner | 13 | Giving up | 3.9 | 0.049 | 1.8 | 1.0–3.1 |
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