Abstract
Objective: In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the temperament and psychological resilience of 4th, 5th and 6th grade students of medical faculty who are receiving face to face education during the Covid-19 pandemic period.
Material and Methods: This research is a cross-sectional and descriptive study. Two hundred and fifty medical school students who filled out the online questionnaire were included in the study on a voluntary basis. Sociodemographic data form, TEMPS-A Temperament Scale ((Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris, San Diego Autoquestionaire), Epidemic Anxiety Scale (EAS) and Brief Psychological Resilience Scale (BPR) were applied to all participants.
Results: Of the participants, 60.4% were women and 39.6% were men, with a mean age of 23.12±1.76/year. The mean score of the participants' psychological resilience scale was 17.91±2.48, and the mean epidemic anxiety scale score was 43.88±12.87. Temperament evaluation mean score was determined as 10.94±4.0 for depressive temperament, 9.42±5.04 for cyclothymic temperament, 11.65±4.6 for hyperthymic temperament, 13.35±3.84 for irritable temperament and 14.90±6.19 for anxious temperament. In the study, it was determined that the mean epidemic anxiety score of women was significantly higher than that of men (F=0.120, t=4.082, p=0.000). It was determined that there was a significant negative relationship (r=-0.289, r=-0.457) between psychological resilience, epidemic anxiety and anxious temperament. A strong positive correlation (r=0.408) was found between anxious temperament and epidemic anxiety total score.
Conclusion: In our study, it was found that gender was a significant predictor of epidemic anxiety, and there was a negative relationship between psychological resilience, epidemic anxiety and having an anxious temperament.