Psychological well-being among dental undergraduate students in Malaysia

Background: Dental students are subjected to different levels of stressors during various stages of their study and these stressors may affect their psychological well-being leading to serious psychological distress that may hinder their academic performance. Therefore, this study aimed to determin...

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Main Authors: Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef, Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2018
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spelling iium-671822018-11-01T01:24:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/67182/ Psychological well-being among dental undergraduate students in Malaysia Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Background: Dental students are subjected to different levels of stressors during various stages of their study and these stressors may affect their psychological well-being leading to serious psychological distress that may hinder their academic performance. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of psychological distress among dental undergraduate students. Methods: A sample of 257 dental students from International Islamic University Malaysia participated in this study. The psychological distress was assessed using the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). A binary scoring method was used to evaluate responses (i.e. 0-0-1-1). The rate was compared between clinical and preclinical phases of the academic program. Results: The overall prevalence of psychological distress among dental students was found to be 40.1%. Although the rate was higher among female students and in the clinical phase but it was only statistically significant among the female students. Conclusions: Psychological distress is high among dental students which may predispose them to emotional disturbances and academic decline. 2018 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/67182/1/67182-Psychological%20Well-Being%20among.pdf Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef and Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi (2018) Psychological well-being among dental undergraduate students in Malaysia. In: 13th International Conference on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (CCAP2018)., 6th-8th August 2018, Kuching, Sarawak. (Unpublished)
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topic RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
spellingShingle RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef
Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
Psychological well-being among dental undergraduate students in Malaysia
description Background: Dental students are subjected to different levels of stressors during various stages of their study and these stressors may affect their psychological well-being leading to serious psychological distress that may hinder their academic performance. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of psychological distress among dental undergraduate students. Methods: A sample of 257 dental students from International Islamic University Malaysia participated in this study. The psychological distress was assessed using the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). A binary scoring method was used to evaluate responses (i.e. 0-0-1-1). The rate was compared between clinical and preclinical phases of the academic program. Results: The overall prevalence of psychological distress among dental students was found to be 40.1%. Although the rate was higher among female students and in the clinical phase but it was only statistically significant among the female students. Conclusions: Psychological distress is high among dental students which may predispose them to emotional disturbances and academic decline.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef
Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
author_facet Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef
Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
author_sort Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef
title Psychological well-being among dental undergraduate students in Malaysia
title_short Psychological well-being among dental undergraduate students in Malaysia
title_full Psychological well-being among dental undergraduate students in Malaysia
title_fullStr Psychological well-being among dental undergraduate students in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Psychological well-being among dental undergraduate students in Malaysia
title_sort psychological well-being among dental undergraduate students in malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/67182/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/67182/1/67182-Psychological%20Well-Being%20among.pdf
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