ArticleHealth psychology and behavioral medicine2022
The relationship of dental students' characteristics to social support, psychosocial factors, lifestyle, and quality of life.
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- Mental health, physical health, and social support in health profession students: a proof-of-concept study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- A survey on stress, anxiety, depression and coping styles in dental undergraduates from 34 universities in China.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- The evaluation of depression, anxiety, and stress among undergraduate dental students in graduation year in Mainland China: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Exploring the Levels of Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Resilience, Hope, and Spiritual Well-Being Among Greek Dentistry and Nursing Students in Response to Academic Responsibilities Two Years After the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: To examine the relationships between sociodemographic characteristics, student academic information, social support, sense of coherence, anxiety, lifestyle, and quality of life among dental students. Methods: A cross-sectional study among 233 dental students in Brazil. We captured data on sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics, social support through Social Support Appraisal, psychosocial factors (sense of coherence and anxiety based on SOC-13 and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 - anxiety subscale, respectively), lifestyle as per individual Lifestyle Profile and quality of life based on VERAS-Q. Data was analysed through Structural Equation Modelling. Results: Greater social support, higher sense of coherence, lower anxiety, better lifestyle directly predicted better quality of life. Male gender, city of origin did not differ from the city of the campus, higher social support and greater sense of coherence were indirectly linked with better quality of life via better lifestyle. Lower academic semester and higher social support indirectly predicted better quality of life via lower anxiety. Conclusion: Social support, sense of coherence, anxiety, and lifestyle were relevant factors directly associated with dental student's quality of life. Indirect pathways were observed between gender, moved home to attend dental course, academic semester, social support, sense of coherence, and quality of life.
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