Subjective well-being, religiosity and anxiety: a cross-sectional study applied to a sample of Brazilian medical students

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Autor(a) principal: Machado,Leonardo
Data de Publicação: 2018
Outros Autores: Souza,Camila Twany Nunes de, Nunes,Rosália de Oliveira, de Santana,Camila Novaes, Araujo,Camila Farias de, Cantilino,Amaury
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892018000300185
Resumo: Abstract Objective: To assess associations between subjective well-being (SWB), religiosity, anxiety and other factors in a sample of Brazilian medical students from a public university in northeastern Brazil. Methods: The present study followed a cross-sectional, observational, analytical approach. Data were collected by administering a self-applicable questionnaire composed of questions focused on sociodemographic data and based on the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWL), Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ), and the Duke Religiosity Index (DUREL). Results: The sample comprised 417 medical school students (73.54% of all the enrolled students). The medical students assessed presented a medium level of satisfaction with life, low mean positive emotion levels and high anxiety/uneasiness levels. Surprisingly, lower anxiety and intrinsic religiosity (IR) scores were associated with higher scores in the two SWB parameters (positive emotions and satisfaction with life). Furthermore, the factors leisure activities, good sleep quality, financial support, age, and gender were associated with the highest SWB scores (with emotional and cognitive components, or with only one of these two components). Conclusions: Data in the current study corroborated the negative association between SWB and anxiety; however, in opposition to the literature, they also evidenced a negative association between SWB and IR. In addition, the present research signaled the need for creating preventive intervention programs to increase SWB through positive psychological techniques and/or to decrease anxiety by applying, for instance, cognitive-behavioral therapy paradigms and/or mindfulness techniques to medical students.
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spelling Subjective well-being, religiosity and anxiety: a cross-sectional study applied to a sample of Brazilian medical studentsMedical studentsanxietymedical psychologyhappinessspiritualityAbstract Objective: To assess associations between subjective well-being (SWB), religiosity, anxiety and other factors in a sample of Brazilian medical students from a public university in northeastern Brazil. Methods: The present study followed a cross-sectional, observational, analytical approach. Data were collected by administering a self-applicable questionnaire composed of questions focused on sociodemographic data and based on the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWL), Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ), and the Duke Religiosity Index (DUREL). Results: The sample comprised 417 medical school students (73.54% of all the enrolled students). The medical students assessed presented a medium level of satisfaction with life, low mean positive emotion levels and high anxiety/uneasiness levels. Surprisingly, lower anxiety and intrinsic religiosity (IR) scores were associated with higher scores in the two SWB parameters (positive emotions and satisfaction with life). Furthermore, the factors leisure activities, good sleep quality, financial support, age, and gender were associated with the highest SWB scores (with emotional and cognitive components, or with only one of these two components). Conclusions: Data in the current study corroborated the negative association between SWB and anxiety; however, in opposition to the literature, they also evidenced a negative association between SWB and IR. In addition, the present research signaled the need for creating preventive intervention programs to increase SWB through positive psychological techniques and/or to decrease anxiety by applying, for instance, cognitive-behavioral therapy paradigms and/or mindfulness techniques to medical students.Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul2018-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892018000300185Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy v.40 n.3 2018reponame:Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapyinstname:Sociedade de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sulinstacron:APRGS10.1590/2237-6089-2017-0070info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMachado,LeonardoSouza,Camila Twany Nunes deNunes,Rosália de Oliveirade Santana,Camila NovaesAraujo,Camila Farias deCantilino,Amauryeng2018-10-04T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S2237-60892018000300185Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=2237-6089&lng=en&nrm=isohttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phprevista@aprs.org.br|| rodrigo_grassi@terra.com.br2238-00192237-6089opendoar:2018-10-04T00:00Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy - Sociedade de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sulfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Subjective well-being, religiosity and anxiety: a cross-sectional study applied to a sample of Brazilian medical students
title Subjective well-being, religiosity and anxiety: a cross-sectional study applied to a sample of Brazilian medical students
spellingShingle Subjective well-being, religiosity and anxiety: a cross-sectional study applied to a sample of Brazilian medical students
Machado,Leonardo
Medical students
anxiety
medical psychology
happiness
spirituality
title_short Subjective well-being, religiosity and anxiety: a cross-sectional study applied to a sample of Brazilian medical students
title_full Subjective well-being, religiosity and anxiety: a cross-sectional study applied to a sample of Brazilian medical students
title_fullStr Subjective well-being, religiosity and anxiety: a cross-sectional study applied to a sample of Brazilian medical students
title_full_unstemmed Subjective well-being, religiosity and anxiety: a cross-sectional study applied to a sample of Brazilian medical students
title_sort Subjective well-being, religiosity and anxiety: a cross-sectional study applied to a sample of Brazilian medical students
author Machado,Leonardo
author_facet Machado,Leonardo
Souza,Camila Twany Nunes de
Nunes,Rosália de Oliveira
de Santana,Camila Novaes
Araujo,Camila Farias de
Cantilino,Amaury
author_role author
author2 Souza,Camila Twany Nunes de
Nunes,Rosália de Oliveira
de Santana,Camila Novaes
Araujo,Camila Farias de
Cantilino,Amaury
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Machado,Leonardo
Souza,Camila Twany Nunes de
Nunes,Rosália de Oliveira
de Santana,Camila Novaes
Araujo,Camila Farias de
Cantilino,Amaury
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Medical students
anxiety
medical psychology
happiness
spirituality
topic Medical students
anxiety
medical psychology
happiness
spirituality
description Abstract Objective: To assess associations between subjective well-being (SWB), religiosity, anxiety and other factors in a sample of Brazilian medical students from a public university in northeastern Brazil. Methods: The present study followed a cross-sectional, observational, analytical approach. Data were collected by administering a self-applicable questionnaire composed of questions focused on sociodemographic data and based on the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWL), Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ), and the Duke Religiosity Index (DUREL). Results: The sample comprised 417 medical school students (73.54% of all the enrolled students). The medical students assessed presented a medium level of satisfaction with life, low mean positive emotion levels and high anxiety/uneasiness levels. Surprisingly, lower anxiety and intrinsic religiosity (IR) scores were associated with higher scores in the two SWB parameters (positive emotions and satisfaction with life). Furthermore, the factors leisure activities, good sleep quality, financial support, age, and gender were associated with the highest SWB scores (with emotional and cognitive components, or with only one of these two components). Conclusions: Data in the current study corroborated the negative association between SWB and anxiety; however, in opposition to the literature, they also evidenced a negative association between SWB and IR. In addition, the present research signaled the need for creating preventive intervention programs to increase SWB through positive psychological techniques and/or to decrease anxiety by applying, for instance, cognitive-behavioral therapy paradigms and/or mindfulness techniques to medical students.
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