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September 16, 2025European PsychiatryOpen Access

The Influence of Individual Characteristics, Personality Traits, and Life Events on Academic Stress: A Survey among Third-Year Medical Students at Humanitas University

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DCDaniela CaldirolaHumanitas UniversitySDSilvia DaccòHumanitas UniversityFCF. Cuniberti

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Overview

Cross-sectional survey reveals links between academic stress and personality traits or life events in medical students, suggesting need for greater psychological support.

Key Points

  • Higher academic stress is linked to female gender, negative life events, and impulsivity.
  • Passing more exams and having positive life events correlate with lower academic stress in students.
  • The study shows that about 60% of academic stress variations can be explained by personal and environmental factors.
  • Insights from the research can help support medical students' well-being and academic performance.

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Caldirola et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d454d131b076d99fa5a600https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.2000
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