In one of our first forays into the field of medical student stress and wellbeing, we used an extensive list of potential stressors to get a feel for what kinds of stressors had the greatest impact on wellbeing. Though it was a small sample, we still found that Academic stressors had a measurable impact on wellbeing over and above the effects of any personal stressors going on at the same time.
Often, studies examining stress and wellbeing in the medical context do not distinguish the types of stressor involved. We think this is important…
This simple finding points to a larger issue. Often, studies examining stress and wellbeing in the medical context do not distinguish the types of stressor involved. We think this is important as we unpack the underlying processes that influence the stress-wellbeing link in the medical context.
The original article was published in 2014:
Erin O’Reilly , Kathleen G. McNeill , Kenneth I. Mavor & Katrina Anderson (2014) Looking Beyond Personal Stressors: An Examination of How Academic Stressors Contribute to Depression in Australian Graduate Medical Students, Teaching and Learning in Medicine: An International Journal, 26:1, 56-63, DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2013.857330
and is available online here: