TY  - JOUR
T1  - Depression Among First Generation Medical Students and Non-First-Generation Medical Students in the West of Saudi Arabia
A1  - Mohammad Eid Mahfouz
A1  - May Abdulaziz
A1  - Solaf Alotaibi
A1  - Ayman Alamri
A1  - Abdullah Basfar
A1  - Ahmed Alsubhi
A1  - Suhail Alfaifi
A1  - Laila Yatimi
A1  - Hussain Alsharif
A1  - Reham Abdulaziz
JF  - World Journal of Environmental Biosciences
JO  - World J Environ Biosci
SN  - 2277-8047
Y1  - 2022
VL  - 11
IS  - 4
DO  - 10.51847/VjiWxmL1Vk
SP  - 42
EP  - 47
N2  - Depression is a major human blight. Globally, it is responsible for more disability than any other condition. Based on previous studies, medical students are at high risk for depression because of their stressful lifestyle. In the current study, we suspected a high prevalence of depression in FG medical students rather than their colleagues who are not FG. First-generation students are those whose parents did not attend college or obtained a college degree. Unfortunately, they struggle with difficulties in their academic life, such as financial wellness, psychological family stressors, and a lack of professional social networks. The mean well-being score was significantly higher among males (55.5 ± 21.6) compared to females (44.36 ± 23.14), p
UR  - https://environmentaljournals.org/article/depression-among-first-generation-medical-students-and-non-first-generation-medical-students-in-the-96y5vmi6r1vqkgg
ER  -