Each human being exhibits their own personality traits and each aspect of stress and coping is essential and related. The relationship between the big five personality traits, coping mechanisms and stress level among final year medical students of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) was investigated in this study. In this cross-sectional study, 152 final year medical students batch 2017/2018, were randomly selected, excluding those who had chronic diseases, married and repeated final year. The questionnaires used were Big Five Personality Inventory and 12-Item General Health Questionnaire. An open-ended question was used to determine how the respondents cope with their stress. Data was analyzed using SPSS 20.0. Agreeableness was the most common personality trait portrayed among the students, whereas Openness to Experience appeared to be the least. The relationship between the Big Five Personality Traits and coping mechanisms (p=0.016; p<0.05) were significantly related. Students with Neuroticism personality had the highest rate of practicing avoidant coping mechanism, while students with Extraversion personality had the highest rate of practicing active coping mechanism. Total score of stress were significantly difference between the different personality traits (p<0.001; p<0.05). However, the p value of 0.359 (p>0.05) and 0.94 (p>0.05) for the Big Five Personality Traits and level of stress showed no significant results on academic performance. Identified own personality were beneficial for final year medical students as it helps to identify the most effective coping mechanism in reducing stress during studying medicine.
Adult Personality and its Relationship with Stress Level and Coping Mechanism among Final Year Medical Students
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Setiap individu mempunyai sifat keperibadian sendiri dan ia adalah penting dalam menangani tekanan dan masalah dalam kehidupan seharian. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji hubungan antara Big Five Personality Traits dengan mekanisma mengatasi tekanan di kalangan pelajar perubatan tahun akhir Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Dalam kajian keratan rentas ini, 152 pelajar perubatan tahun akhir kumpulan 2017/2018 dipilih secara rawak, tidak termasuk mereka yang mempunyai penyakit kronik, berkahwin dan mengulang tahun akhir. Soal selidik yang digunakan ialah Big Five Personality Inventori dan 12-Item Soal Selidik Kesihatan Diri. Soalan terbuka digunakan untuk menentukan bagaimana responden mengatasi tekanan mereka. Data dianalisa dengan menggunakan SPSS 20.0. Agreableness adalah sifat keperibadian yang paling banyak digambarkan di kalangan pelajar, sedangkan Openess to Experience adalah yang paling sedikit. Ciri-ciri Big Five Personality Traits mempunyai kaitan yang signifikan dengan mekanisme mengatasi tekanan (p=0.016; p<0.05). Dalam mengatasi tekanan, pelajar yang mempunyai keperibadian Neuroticism didapati menggunakan mekanisme mengelak dari masalah yang dihadapi, manakala pelajar dengan keperibadian Extraversion mengamalkan mekanisma aktif dalam mengatasi tekanan. Terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan dalam jumlah skor stres dengan sifat keperibadian setiap individu (p<0.001; p<0.05). Walau bagaimanapun, ciri Big Five Personality Trait dan tahap tekanan seseorang pelajar tidak menunjukkan keputusan yang signifikan terhadap prestasi akademik dengan nilai p 0.359 (p>0.05) dan 0.94 (p>0.05). Mengetahui personaliti sendiri amat bermanfaat bagi pelajar perubatan tahun akhir dalam mengenal pasti mekanisme pencegahan yang paling berkesan untuk mengurangkan tekanan mereka sewaktu bergelar pelajar perubatan.
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