The Association of Social Interaction, Overthinking Habits, and Emotion Regulation with Academic Stress Among Final-Year Medical Students
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Academic stress is a common condition experienced by university students, particularly medical students who face high and sustained academic demands. The prevalence of academic stress among students has been reported to be 38.9% globally, 61.3% in Asia, and as high as 71.6% in Indonesia, indicating a substantial burden of academic stress in the student population. Psychosocial factors such as social interaction, overthinking habits, and emotion regulation are presumed to play a role in increasing or decreasing levels of academic stress. This study aimed to analyze the association of social interaction, overthinking habits, and emotion regulation with academic stress among medical students. This study employed an analytic observational design with a cross-sectional approach. The research subjects consisted of 95 students selected using total sampling technique. Data analysis was conducted univariately and bivariately using Spearman correlation test with a significance level of 0.05. As many as 68 respondents (71.6%) had high social interaction, 47 respondents (49.5%) had moderate overthinking, 78 respondents (82.1%) had moderate emotion regulation, and 49 respondents (51.6%) had high academic stress. Bivariate analysis showed significant association between social interaction (p = 0.049; ρ = −0.203) and academic stress. Overthinking habits were also significantly associated with academic stress (p = 0.000; ρ = 0.373). However, emotion regulation was not significantly associated with academic stress (p = 0.520; ρ = −0.067). Academic stress among medical students is associated with psychosocial factors, particularly the quality of social interaction and overthinking habits. These findings highlight the importance of strengthening social support and managing thought patterns as part of efforts to prevent academic stress, while emotion regulation has not shown a meaningful contribution.
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Academic stress Emotion regulation Overthinking Social interactionReferences
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