Table 2.
Main stressors among the studied students at the Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University (2022).
| Name of the scale | Range | Mean ± SD/median + interquartile range | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Student Stressor Questionnaire | (0–152) | 76.10 ± 25.04/76 + 33 | ||
| ARS | (2–48) | 29.18 ± 9.36/30 + 14 | ||
| ARS categories | Mild No. (%) |
Moderate No. (%) |
High No. (%) |
Severe No. (%) |
| 78 (4.6) | 440 (25.9) | 767 (45.2) | 411 (24.2) | |
| IRS | (0–28) | 9.72 ± 7.02/9 + 11 | ||
| IRS categories | Mild No. (%) |
Moderate No. (%) |
High No. (%) |
Severe No. (%) |
| 723 (42.6) | 541 (31.9) | 326 (19.2) | 106 (6.3) | |
| TLRS | (0–28) | 15.28 ± 7.31/15 + 12 | ||
| TLRS categories | Mild No. (%) |
Moderate No. (%) |
High No. (%) |
Severe No. (%) |
| 298 (17.6) | 477 (28.1) | 528 (31.1) | 393 (23.2) | |
| SRS | (0–24) | 10.45 ± 4.96/11 + 7 | ||
| SRS categories | Mild No. (%) |
Moderate No. (%) |
High No. (%) |
Severe No. (%) |
| 385 (22.7) | 749 (44.2) | 477 (28.1) | 85 (5) | |
| DRS | (0–12) | 5.19 ± 3.29/5 + 4 | ||
| DRS categories | Mild No. (%) |
Moderate No. (%) |
High No. (%) |
Severe No. (%) |
| 602 (35.5) | 536 (31.6) | 339 (20) | 219 (12.9) | |
| GARS | (0–16) | 6.30 ± 4.12/6 + 6 | ||
| GARS categories | Mild No. (%) |
Moderate No. (%) |
High No. (%) |
Severe No. (%) |
| 653 (38.5) | 571 (33.7) | 327(19.3) | 145(8.5) | |
ARS: academic-related stressors; IRS: intrapersonal- and interpersonal-related stressors; TLRS: teaching- and learning-related stressors; SRS: social-related stressors; DRS: drive- and desire-related stressors; GARS: group activities-related to stressors.