1 MS Scholar, Department of Applied Psychology, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
2 Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
3 MS Scholar, Department of Law and Economics, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
4 Research Associate, Genomics and Computational Biology Laboratory, COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 12(02), 354–364
Received on 09 October 2021; revised on 12 November 2021; accepted on 14 November 2021
This study was designed to evaluate the impact of MDCAT scores on pessimism, loneliness, and depressive symptoms. Furthermore, to check the moderating effect of coping strategies. Purposive sample technique was used to get the relevant sample. MDCAT failures (N = 149) from different educational organization of Bahawalpur (Pakistan) were included in the research as sample. Demographic form, Siddiqui Shah Depression Scale, UCLA Loneliness Scale, Life Orientation Test and Coping Styles Scale were administered to assess the impact of MDCAT scores on pessimism, depressive and loneliness symptoms among MDCAT failures and to assess the moderating role of coping strategies. For statistical analysis PLS and SPSS software were used. PLS algorithm, PLS bootstrapping, PLS moderation analysis and independent sample t-test were used to get the results. Results reveal that there is a significant impact of MDCAT scores on pessimism, depressive and loneliness symptoms. Also, there is significant positive relationship among pessimism, depressive and loneliness symptoms. Problem focused coping significantly moderate the relationship between MDCAT scores and depressive symptoms. Furthermore, problem focused coping has significant negative relationship with pessimism, depressive and loneliness symptoms. Moreover, emotion focused coping has significant positive relationship with depressive symptoms. Female were found having more emotion focused coping. The findings of the study have practical implications in providing insight relevant for development of psychological disturbance in MDCAT failures.
MDCAT score; Pessimism; Loneliness; Depressive; Medical Students
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Iram Fatima, Masood Nadeem, Muhammad Waqar Naeem and Hafiz Muhammad Zeeshan Raza. Impact of MDCAT scores on pessimism, loneliness, and depressive symptoms: Moderating role of coping strategies. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 12(2), 354-364. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2021.12.2.0600