Items

Mean (SD)

Frequency (N, %)

Stress intensity

Age (years)

23.1 (1.1)

Gender*

Male

---

64 (48.9)

45.5 (11.4)

Female

---

67 (51.1)

52.4 (12.7)

Programme

First Year Entry

---

101 (77.1)

49.2 (12.2)

Senior Year Entry

---

30 (22.9)

48.6 (12.6)

Clinical Experience other than the

Compulsory practicums

Yes

---

110 (84)

48.9 (11.8)

No

---

21 (16)

49.3 (15.8)

Coping behaviors#

Use of instrumental social support

10.5 (2.3)

Planning

10.3 (1.9)

Active coping

10.3 (1.9)

Suppression of competing activities

10.0 (1.9)

Restraint

9.2 (1.9)

Positive reinterpretation and growth

11.2 (1.8)

Use of emotional social support

10.5 (2.7)

Acceptance

10.1 (1.9)

Humor

7.9 (2.5)

Religious Coping

7.8 (3.9)

Mental disengagement

9.4 (2.2)

Focus on and venting of emotions

9.1 (2.5)

Behavioral disengagement

7.7 (2.4)

Denial

7.2 (2.4)

Substance use

5.8 (2.6)