125 - Demographics and Influencing Variables of Students’ Resilience

Poster Board Number: 125
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Abstract Body : Introduction:
Resilient students are in coping with stressful situations and overcoming them, making them more successful in their academic activities. Medical schools tend to induce high levels of stress through challenging and demanding obstacles. The objective of the study was to identify the relationship between student resilience and aggregate variables.
Materials and methods:
An observational, cross-sectional and descriptive study was performed using an online survey. A modified Connor-Davidson resilience scale (CD-RISC), validated and translated in Spanish was used with the aggregate variables of sex, birthplace, failing a previous academic semester or course, having a full- or part-time job, living status, and transportation time. Inclusion criteria included students with a failed gross human anatomy course
Results:
A total of 551 students participated. There was no significant difference between sex in the mean CD RISC score (71.4±16.9 vs 71.5±16.3). Thos with previously failed courses had lower scores (69.2±17.5, n329) than those who did not (74.8±14.4, n222). Significant difference (p=0.014) was identified in the transportation time: < 15min (75.5±14.3, n107), 15-30min (70.2±16.4, n92), 30-60min (72.2±17.0, n176), and >60min (69.0±16.3, n176)
Conclusion:
Aggregated variables can be related to resilience, although each specific variable must be further studied to determine how it influences the development of resilience.