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. 2023 Mar 30:14:1077940.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1077940. eCollection 2023.

The association between affective temperaments and depressive symptoms in a population of medical university students, Poland

Natalia Karina Bartosik  1 , Rafał Frankowski  1 , Mateusz Kobierecki  1 , Kacper Deska  1 , Aleksander Twarowski  1 , Bartłomiej Bąk  2 , Marcin Kosmalski  2 , Tadeusz Pietras  2
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The association between affective temperaments and depressive symptoms in a population of medical university students, Poland

Natalia Karina Bartosik et al. Front Psychiatry. .

Abstract

Background: Compared to their peers, medical students are more exposed to stress, and many present symptoms of depression, making them a group prone to experiencing mental illnesses.

Objective: This study investigates a potential link between the occurrence of symptoms of depression and the dominating type of affective temperament in young people studying at a medical university.

Methods: One hundred thirty-four medical students were surveyed using two validated questionnaires; the Polish versions of Beck's Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and the Temperament Evaluation of the Memphis, Pisa, and San Diego Autoquestionnaire (TEMPS-A).

Results: The data analysis revealed a significant link between symptoms of depression and affective temperaments, most significantly in subjects with an anxious temperament.

Conclusion: This study confirms the role of various affective temperaments as a risk factor for mood disorders, specifically depression.

Keywords: affective temperament; depression; depressive symptoms; medical university students; mood disorder.

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