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Table 4 Association of stressors with depression, anxiety, and burnout

From: Depression, anxiety, and burnout among medical students and residents of a medical school in Nepal: a cross-sectional study

Stressor groups

Depression,

χ2, P-value

n (%)

Anxiety,

χ2, P-value

n (%)

Burnout,

χ2, P-value

n (%)

ARS

9.69, 0.002

13.19, P < 0.001

15.25, P < 0.0001

 Present (n = 558)

186 (33.3)

269 (48.2)

290 (52)

 Absent (n = 93)

16 (17.2)

26 (28)

28 (30.1)

IRS

8.72, 0.003

15.18, P < 0.0001

15.26, P < 0.0001

 Present (n = 420)

147 (35)

214 (51)

229 (54.5)

 Absent (n = 231)

55 (23.8)

81 (35.1)

89 (38.5)

TLRS

26.87, P < 0.0001

32.11, P < 0.0001

55.32, P < 0.0001

 Present (n = 390)

151 (38.7)

212 (54.4)

237 (60.8)

 Absent (n = 261)

51 (19.5)

83 (31.8)

81 (31)

SRS

7.93, 0.005

9.04, 0.003

8.27, 0.004

 Present (n = 389)

137 (35.2)

195 (50.1)

208 (53.5)

 Absent (n = 262)

65 (24.8)

100 (38.2)

110 (42)

DRS

19.54, P < 0.0001

7.55, 0.006

63.17, P < 0.0001

 Present (n = 284)

114 (40.1)

146 (51.4)

189 (66.5)

 Absent (n = 367)

88 (24)

149 (40.6)

129 (35.1)

GARS

32.12, P < 0.0001

29.78, P < 0.0001

37.03, P < 0.0001

 Present (n = 426)

164 (38.5)

226 (53.1)

245 (57.5)

 Absent (n = 225)

38 (16.9)

69 (30.7)

73 (32.4)

  1. Note. ARS Academic Related Stressor, IRS Interpersonal and intrapersonal Related stressor, TLRS Teaching and Learning Related Stressor, SRS Social Related Stressor, DRS Drive and Desire Related Stressor; GARS Group Activities Related Stressor
  2. all P-values were obtained by using the Chi-squared test.