Neurotic Personality Traits and Depression among First Year Medical and Dental Students in Universiti Sains Malaysia
Objective: This study aims to evaluate the association of neurotic personality traits and coping styles with depression amongst first year medical and dental students. Methods: A total of 167 students consisting of 133 medical and 34 dental students in their first year were recruited. All the sub...
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| author | Kelvin, L YS Othman, Zahiruddin Othman, A Yasin, MAM |
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| description | Objective: This study aims to evaluate the association of neurotic personality
traits and coping styles with depression amongst first year medical and
dental students. Methods: A total of 167 students consisting of 133 medical
and 34 dental students in their first year were recruited. All the subjects were
assessed using BDI, NEO PI-R (N) and Brief COPE for depression, neurotic
personality traits and coping styles respectively. Result: First year dental
students were 3 times more likely to have depression than first year medical
students. Students who scored high and very high on the total Neuroticism
factor and the Depression facet of NEO PI-R (N) were 3.6 times and 7 times
more likely to have depression than students who scored very low, low or
average for the above scales. All coping styles and other socio-demographic
factors showed no association with depression. Conclusion: Neurotic
personality traits are significantly associated with depression. NEO PI-R (N)
proved to be a useful tool to evaluate the neurotic traits among medical and
dental students allowing early interventional measures to those who need it |
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| spelling | usm-443182019-05-13T06:34:29Z http://eprints.usm.my/44318/ Neurotic Personality Traits and Depression among First Year Medical and Dental Students in Universiti Sains Malaysia Kelvin, L YS Othman, Zahiruddin Othman, A Yasin, MAM RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Objective: This study aims to evaluate the association of neurotic personality traits and coping styles with depression amongst first year medical and dental students. Methods: A total of 167 students consisting of 133 medical and 34 dental students in their first year were recruited. All the subjects were assessed using BDI, NEO PI-R (N) and Brief COPE for depression, neurotic personality traits and coping styles respectively. Result: First year dental students were 3 times more likely to have depression than first year medical students. Students who scored high and very high on the total Neuroticism factor and the Depression facet of NEO PI-R (N) were 3.6 times and 7 times more likely to have depression than students who scored very low, low or average for the above scales. All coping styles and other socio-demographic factors showed no association with depression. Conclusion: Neurotic personality traits are significantly associated with depression. NEO PI-R (N) proved to be a useful tool to evaluate the neurotic traits among medical and dental students allowing early interventional measures to those who need it Malaysian Psychiatric Association 2013-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/44318/1/Neurotic%20Personality%20Traits%20and%20Depression%20among%20First%20Year%20Medical%20and%20Dental%20Students%20in%20USM.pdf Kelvin, L YS and Othman, Zahiruddin and Othman, A and Yasin, MAM (2013) Neurotic Personality Traits and Depression among First Year Medical and Dental Students in Universiti Sains Malaysia. Malaysian Journal Of Psychiatry, 22 (1). pp. 51-60. ISSN 2232-0385 http://mjpsychiatry.org/index.php/mjp/article/view/245 |
| spellingShingle | RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Kelvin, L YS Othman, Zahiruddin Othman, A Yasin, MAM Neurotic Personality Traits and Depression among First Year Medical and Dental Students in Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| title | Neurotic Personality Traits and Depression among First Year
Medical and Dental Students in Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| title_full | Neurotic Personality Traits and Depression among First Year
Medical and Dental Students in Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Neurotic Personality Traits and Depression among First Year
Medical and Dental Students in Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neurotic Personality Traits and Depression among First Year
Medical and Dental Students in Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| title_short | Neurotic Personality Traits and Depression among First Year
Medical and Dental Students in Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| title_sort | neurotic personality traits and depression among first year
medical and dental students in universiti sains malaysia |
| topic | RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
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