TY - JOUR AU - Shi, Meng AU - Liu, Li AU - Wang, Zi Yue AU - Wang, Lie PY - 2016 DA - 2016/01/11 TI - Prevalence of depressive symptoms and its correlations with positive psychological variables among Chinese medical students: an exploratory cross-sectional study JO - BMC Psychiatry SP - 3 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - Knowledge about the prevalence of depressive symptoms among Chinese medical students and its related factors is rather limited. Understanding the correlates of depressive symptoms and the roles that positive psychological variables play in depressive symptoms is of vital importance for future interventions. The main objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms and the integrated effects of resilience, hope and optimism on depressive symptoms among Chinese medical students. SN - 1471-244X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-016-0710-3 DO - 10.1186/s12888-016-0710-3 ID - Shi2016 ER -