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KMID : 0607520150230010047
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Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
2015 Volume.23 No. 1 p.47 ~ p.56
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Comparison of Stress and Life Satisfaction Between Non-Medical and Medical College Students
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Kim Nam-Cheol
Kim Sang-Hoon
Lhm Hong-Kyu
Kim Jung-Ho
Jung Hyung-Shik
Park Jong-Chul
Kim Young-Shim
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Abstract
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Objectives:The aim of this study is to investigate any differences between non-medical and medical college students for : 1) a level and the nature of perceived stress, 2) a level of life satisfaction, and 3) the related factors affecting to life satisfaction.
Methods:We measured self-reported questionnaires of stress, satisfaction with life, health behavior including happiness, alcohol use, nicotine dependency and depressive symptoms in 1,714(863 non-medical and 851 medical) college students.
Results:Non-medical college students had significantly higher total stress scores than medical college students(χ2=7.66, p<.001). In non-medical college students, employment problem score was significantly higher than medical college students(t=4.07, p<.001). In medical college students, the scores of academic achievement (t=-3.81, p<.001), change of social life(t=-2.03, p<.05), death(t=-2.05, p<.05) or sickness(t=-2.60, p<.05) of friends were significantly higher than non-medical college students. And non-medical college students showed significantly lower life satisfaction scores than medical college students((χ2=-19.05, p<.001). We also found that life satisfaction were significantly related to happiness in non-medical college students(β=.410, R2=.325, p<.001) and depressive symptoms in medical college students(β=-.435, R2=.326, p<.001) by stepwise multiple regression analysis.
Conclusions:In this study, a level and the nature of perceived stress, a level of life satisfaction, and the related factors affecting to life satisfaction showed definitely differences between non-medical and medical college students. We suggest with our findings that specified mental health promotion program need for the college student’s mental health management.
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KEYWORD
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College students, Stress, Life satisfaction
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