ArticleJournal of genetic counseling2011
Why is everyone so anxious?: an exploration of stress and anxiety in genetic counseling graduate students.
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- Perceived stress among graduate students in health sciences at a military university: a mixed-method approach.BMC medical education · 2024Article
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- Graduate training during the COVID-19 pandemic: North American genetic counseling students' challenges, intolerance of uncertainty, and psychological well-being.Journal of genetic counseling · 2021Article
- Automated Detection of Stressful Conversations Using Wearable Physiological and Inertial Sensors.Proceedings of the ACM on interactive, mobile, wearable and ubiquitous technologies · 2020Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of depression and anxiety among doctoral students: the mediating effect of mentoring relationships on the association between research self-efficacy and depression/anxiety.Psychology research and behavior management · 2019Article
- The Relationship between the Supervision Role and Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in Genetic Counseling.Journal of genetic counseling · 2016Article
- Alone in the Crowd: I Failed the ABGC Certification Exam.Journal of genetic counseling · 2016Article
- Effects of Anxiety on Novice Genetic Counseling Students' Experience of Supervised Clinical Rotations.Journal of genetic counseling · 2016Article
- Who is at risk for compassion fatigue? An investigation of genetic counselor demographics, anxiety, compassion satisfaction, and burnout.Journal of genetic counseling · 2015Article
- Genetic counseling graduate student debt: impact on program, career and life choices.Journal of genetic counseling · 2014Article
- Effects of second language usage on genetic counseling training and supervision.Journal of genetic counseling · 2013Article
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Abstract
Stress is an inevitable part of daily life. Studies of graduate student stress exist, but none include genetic counseling students. The present mixed-methods study investigated 225 genetic counseling students' stress and anxiety levels using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI; Spielberger et al. 1983), frequency and intensity of stressors associated with their graduate experience, positive and challenging aspects of their experience, and their stress management advice for prospective students. Principal axis factor analysis yielded five conceptual factors underlying the stressors: Professional Uncertainty, Personal Life Events, Interpersonal Demands, Academic Demands, and Isolating Circumstances. Exploratory model fitting using regression yielded four significant predictors accounting for 19% of the variance in state anxiety: (1) trait anxiety, (2) the Interpersonal Demands factor, (3) the Isolating Circumstances factor, and (4) the interaction between the Professional Uncertainty factor and advanced student status. Content analysis of open-ended responses identified several themes. For instance, most students enjoyed what they were learning, interactions with colleagues, and affirmation of their career choice, while certain academic and professional challenges were particularly stressful (e.g., workload, time constraints, clinical rotations). Additional findings, program implications, and research recommendations are provided.
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