A Study on Stress Management Among the Medical Students in India

Abstract

Indian education systems are very robust and complex. India’s education system follows international norms to compete globally; around 43.3 million students pursue education in different courses. Pursuing medical courses is a dream for many aspirants. Medical courses are more stressful as compared to other non-medical courses. Admission to medical courses is a challenging task for the aspirants. 23 lakh candidates appeared for the NEET entrance test for the available 1 lakh seats in private and government medical colleges. The stress levels observed in the students from the start of the admission till they complete the course successfully.
The research study analyses the causes of stress, and the coping strategies followed by the medical students. The research design consists of mixed approaches of qualitative and quantitative research design. The sample size is 200 respondents from medical colleges across the Mumbai and Thane regions.
The findings revealed that the stress is very high among the female students than male students. The academic factors such as academic workload, examinations, poor college and hostel facilities, students feeling low self-esteem causing stress among medical students
The research study suggested that college management and teachers should provide support to students during stress. College management must provide counselling centres for the students to cope with stress, and teachers should also create a healthy relationship with the students.