Subjective well-being, psychological well-being and anxiety symptoms of medical and pharmacy students in Namibia

dc.contributor.authorPerstling, Martina
dc.contributor.authorNepolo, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorUdjombala, N.
dc.contributor.authorNyarango, Peter
dc.contributor.authorKaruaihe, M.
dc.contributor.authorHunter, Christian J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-27T06:55:43Z
dc.date.available2018-03-27T06:55:43Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractMedical and pharmacy students at the School of Medicine of Namibia underwent a survey investigating their level of mental well-being and anxiety symptoms. Not only were the two constructs, subjective well-being and psychological well-being positively inter- related but also correlated inversely with anxiety symptoms. Environmental mastery in the psychological well-being scale was negatively associated with anxiety (coefficient: -0.17, 95% CI: [-0.27,-0.7], p-value = 0.001). Supportive qualitative data brought some environmental challenges forward that were typical for medical and pharmacy students as these professions are fundamentally emotionally challenging, in addition to a taxing curriculum, work overload and time constraints influencing well-being negatively. Supplementary information contributed towards additional challenges which deviate from the common hardships of studying high profile professions such as medicine and pharmacy. Firstly, most of the students needed to migrate to the capital city to study, finding themselves in a new and unfamiliar environment; and, secondly poverty influenced the well-being of the students in addition to physical safety issues.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPerstling, M., et al. (2017). Subjective well-being, psychological well-being and anxiety symptoms of medical and pharmacy students in Namibia. International Science and Technology Journal of Namibia, 10, 94-107.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11070/2204
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Namibiaen_US
dc.subjectPharmacy studentsen_US
dc.subjectSubjective well-beingen_US
dc.titleSubjective well-being, psychological well-being and anxiety symptoms of medical and pharmacy students in Namibiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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