Associations between psychological flexibility, resilience and psychological distress among medical students in Universiti Putra Malaysia during COVID-19 pandemic

Husain, Abdul Mukmin and Baharuddin, Nur Alia and Balachander, Rangeetha (2020) Associations between psychological flexibility, resilience and psychological distress among medical students in Universiti Putra Malaysia during COVID-19 pandemic. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

This research is conducted during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) period. The pandemic has brought many adverse effects, including psychological impact to the people around the world. The effort to curb spread of virus in Malaysia has led to implementation of Movement Control Order (MCO). This study is focused on medical students as they are one of the groups of people greatly affected by the pandemic. Objectives: This study aimed to determine medical students’ psychological state which include psychological flexibility, resilience and psychological distress during the pandemic. In addition, associations between psychological flexibility, resilience and psychological distress are also determined. Methods: A total of 269 Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) medical students from year 1 until year 5 has answered a set of questionnaires through google form, which consisted of sociodemographic questions, Acceptance and Commitment Questionnaire II (AAQ-II), Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), and Kessler 10 (K10). AAQ-II and MAAS are used to measure psychological flexibility, BRS for resilience and K10 for psychological distress. Sociodemographic factors and scores for each of the questionnaires are analysed using SPSS statistics. Results: The mean score for AAQ-II, MAAS, BRS and K10 are 21.93, 4.20, 3.25, and 21.63 respectively. It is found that 22.3% of the students have low resilience and severe psychological distress. Pearson’s correlations showed statistically significant associations between all the variables (p<0.001). Thus, all hypotheses are not rejected. Conclusions: Increase in psychological flexibility, increases resilience. In contrast, increase in psychological flexibility, decreases psychological distress.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms Norafizah Radzuan
Date Deposited:	04 Sep 2023 07:23
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2023 07:23
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1218

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