A Study On Perceived Stress And Mental Well-Being Among Medical College Students

Abstract

The aim of the research was to study the relationship between perceived stress and mental well-being among medical students. However, the students face perceived stress in various aspects of their life and the effect will always reflect on individual’s mental well-being. This paper investigates the perceived stress and the mental well-being among medical college students. For this purpose, a sample of 151 medical college students was selected by random sampling technique with exploratory questionnaires. The Perceived Stress Scale by Sheldon Cohen in 1983 and Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale by researchers at the Universities of Warwick and Edinburgh in 2006 were used to collect the data. The data analysis done with IBM SPSS in that Pearson correlation and t test used to analyze the data.  The findings revealed a significant relationship between perceived stress and mental well-being. This study suggests that there is a significant relationship between perceived stress and mental well-being.