Mindfulness, Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies During Covid-19 Pandemic in Turkish Dentistry Students

dc.authorid yildirim, sinem/0000-0002-8647-0534
dc.contributor.author Yıldırım, Sinem
dc.contributor.author Kaya, Emine
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-25T11:27:11Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-25T11:27:11Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.department Okan University en_US
dc.department-temp İSTANBUL OKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ,İSTANBUL OKAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ en_US
dc.description.abstract Purpose: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between perceived stress, mindfulness and coping strategies of undergraduate dental students during the COVID-19. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 128 undergraduate dental students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade. Students completed surveys including the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale (MAAS) and the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced inventory (COPE). Data were analyzed using the Mann–Whitney U-test, Analysis of Variance, Student’s t-test, Kruskal Wallis test and Spearman correlation. Results: A negative association was found between the MAAS and PSS according to the Spearman’s correlation coefficient (rs =-0.823, p<0.001). There were positive relationships between MAAS and COPE inventory subscales of positive reinterpretation and growth (rs = 0.385, p < 0.001); use of instrumental social support (rs = 0.233, p = 0.008); active coping (rs = 0.384, p < 0.001); use of emotional social support (rs = 0.208, p = 0.018); planning (rs = 0.244, p = 0.005). There were negative relationships between MAAS and COPE inventory subscales of behavioral disengagement (rs =-0.245, p = 0.005); alcohol-drug use (rs =-0.233, p = 0.008). Conclusion: Dental students with a high level of mindfulness had a low level of perceived stress. The findings may guide the mindfulness-based stress reduction programs or stress awareness lectures development and implementation within the academic curriculum. en_US
dc.identifier.citationcount 0
dc.identifier.doi 10.30621/jbachs.1065806
dc.identifier.endpage 742 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2458-8938
dc.identifier.issn 2564-7288
dc.identifier.issue 3 en_US
dc.identifier.scopusquality N/A
dc.identifier.startpage 732 en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid 1274448
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.30621/jbachs.1065806
dc.identifier.uri https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/en/yayin/detay/1274448/mindfulness-perceived-stress-and-coping-strategies-during-covid-19-pandemic-in-turkish-dentistry-students
dc.identifier.volume 6 en_US
dc.identifier.wos WOS:000877003600005
dc.language.iso en
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Dokuz Eylul Univ inst Health Sciences en_US
dc.relation.ispartof Journal of Basic and Clinical Health Sciences en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategory Makale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess en_US
dc.subject COVID-19 en_US
dc.subject dental undergraduate students en_US
dc.subject mindfulness en_US
dc.subject perceived stress en_US
dc.subject coping strategies en_US
dc.title Mindfulness, Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies During Covid-19 Pandemic in Turkish Dentistry Students en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.wos.citedbyCount 0

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