Background : Generally, it is well known that medical students have lots of stress because they have many classes of which the courses are much different from those of non-medical students. So, this study was designed for the purpose of evaluating the...
Background : Generally, it is well known that medical students have lots of stress because they have many classes of which the courses are much different from those of non-medical students. So, this study was designed for the purpose of evaluating the influencing factors on medical students' stress.
Method : This study was carried out with the data of 69 students in premedical course and 66 students in medical course, who answered the survey by Kwandong Medical College, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health in June, 1999, The independent variables are the general characteristics, the characteristics related with study, the state of health, the activity for free time. The amount of stress is measured by Korean-translated BEPSI (Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument).
Result : The multiple recession and logistic analysis show that the grade influence the significant difference of the stress level of the students in premedical course. The entrance age, average selfstudy time, hobby and religion influence the significant difference of the stress level of the students in medical course. The grade, avercage self-studying time and smoking habits influence the signifiant difference of the stress level of the medical students.
Conclusion : This result will be used for the management of the stress level of the medical students' that influences their study.