Table 3.
Distribution of stressors by response level among medical students (n = 728).
| Stressors | Response level* (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Overload of tasks and academic papers | 0.7 | 4.0 | 44.7 | 38.0 | 12.6 |
| Personality and character of professors | 2.6 | 12.6 | 43.9 | 32.1 | 8.8 |
| Evaluation of professors (exams, tests, research, etc.) | 0.5 | 6.4 | 29.2 | 40.6 | 23.3 |
| Type of work that professors request | 3.3 | 28.0 | 41.8 | 20.2 | 6.7 |
| Do not understand topics covered in class | 2.1 | 15.2 | 41.8 | 29.0 | 11.9 |
| Participation in class (e.g., response to questions) | 3.3 | 17.8 | 31.4 | 26.6 | 20.9 |
| Limited time to do work | 4.0 | 22.3 | 35.2 | 25.9 | 12.6 |
| Competition with others in the group | 9.3 | 24.7 | 35.9 | 19.2 | 10.9 |
*1 = Never, 2 = Seldom, 3 = Sometimes, 4 = Nearly always, and 5 = Always.