Research Article

Stress among Medical Students and Its Association with Substance Use and Academic Performance

Table 2

Different stressor domains as sources of stress and severity of stress among medical students, .

Stressor domainsSeverity of stress
MildModerateHighSevere
(%) (%) (%) (%)

Academic related stressors (ARS)36 (11.3)90 (28.4)128 (40.4)63 (19.9)
Group activities related stressors (GARS)200 (63.1)84 (26.5)27 (8.5)6 (1.9)
Social related stressors (SRS)112 (35.3)155 (48.9)46 (14.5)4 (1.3)
Interpersonal related stressors (IRS)172 (54.3)92 (29.0)39 (12.3)14 (4.4)
Desire and derive related stressors (DRS)96 (30.3)136 (42.9)59 (18.6)26 (8.2)
Teaching and learning related stressors (TLRS)79 (24.9)114 (36.0)94 (29.7)30 (9.4)