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Social participation and depressive symptomatology among medical students: A Saudi cross-sectional study.

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Titel: Social participation and depressive symptomatology among medical students: A Saudi cross-sectional study.
Autoren: Aljaffer MA; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Psychiatry, SABIC Psychological Health Research and Applications Chair (SPHRAC), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alahmari SA; College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alharbi TN; College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Ibn Saqyan MF; College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alkhunein FM; College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alsulimi AS; College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Sultan AA; College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alghamdi AH; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Psychiatry, SABIC Psychological Health Research and Applications Chair (SPHRAC), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Almadani AH; Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.; Department of Psychiatry, SABIC Psychological Health Research and Applications Chair (SPHRAC), College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Quelle: Medicine [Medicine (Baltimore)] 2025 Oct 17; Vol. 104 (42), pp. e45174.
Publikationsart: Journal Article; Observational Study
Sprache: English
Info zur Zeitschrift: Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 2985248R Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1536-5964 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00257974 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Medicine (Baltimore) Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Original Publication: Hagerstown, Md : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
MeSH-Schlagworte: Social Participation*/psychology , Depression*/epidemiology , Depression*/psychology , Students, Medical*/psychology , Students, Medical*/statistics & numerical data, Cross-Sectional Studies ; Saudi Arabia/epidemiology ; Patient Health Questionnaire ; Sex Factors ; Humans ; Male ; Female ; Adult ; Psychological Well-Being/psychology ; Young Adult
Abstract: Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Substantial evidence indicates that social participation contributes significantly to psychological well-being. Furthermore, medical students have emerged as a prominent demographic group affected by depression. This trend is mirrored locally in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where medical students exhibit a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms. This cross-sectional study investigated the association between depressive symptoms and social participation among medical students. Additionally, this study examined whether different forms of social participation had varying effects on depressive symptoms among the participants. The authors measured depressive symptoms and social participation scores among 650 undergraduate medical students from the 1st to the 5th year at King Saud University and Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study tool consisted of a questionnaire developed by the research team to explore sociodemographic and other related information, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) to assess depression severity, and the modified social participation questionnaire to assess social participation. Higher social participation was significantly associated with lower severity of depression (P < .001). Group activities (OR = 0.95, 95% CI, 0.92-0.97, P < .001) and informal interactions (OR = 0.97, 95% CI, 0.96-0.99, P = .008) had a stronger inverse correlation with depression levels than community-based involvement (OR = 0.78, 95% CI, 0.64-0.96, P = .017). A prior diagnosis of a mental health disorder was significantly associated with higher depression severity (OR = 2.04, 95% CI, 1.38-3.02, P < .001). A significant association between sex and depression levels was observed (P = .043), with females experiencing severe depression at higher proportions (65.4%) than males (34.6%). Female students had significantly lower social participation scores than male students (beta = -6.62, 95% CI, -8.84 to -4.40, P < .001). The results of this study support the notion that social participation is significantly correlated with lower depressive symptoms among medical students, highlighting its role in enhancing mental well-being and reducing depression burden.
(Copyright © 2025 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.)
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Contributed Indexing: Keywords: Saudi Arabia; depressive symptoms; medical students; social participation
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20251105 Date Completed: 20251124 Latest Revision: 20251124
Update Code: 20251124
PubMed Central ID: PMC12537147
DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000045174
PMID: 41189153
Datenbank: MEDLINE
Beschreibung
Abstract:Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.<br />Substantial evidence indicates that social participation contributes significantly to psychological well-being. Furthermore, medical students have emerged as a prominent demographic group affected by depression. This trend is mirrored locally in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where medical students exhibit a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms. This cross-sectional study investigated the association between depressive symptoms and social participation among medical students. Additionally, this study examined whether different forms of social participation had varying effects on depressive symptoms among the participants. The authors measured depressive symptoms and social participation scores among 650 undergraduate medical students from the 1st to the 5th year at King Saud University and Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study tool consisted of a questionnaire developed by the research team to explore sociodemographic and other related information, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) to assess depression severity, and the modified social participation questionnaire to assess social participation. Higher social participation was significantly associated with lower severity of depression (P &lt; .001). Group activities (OR = 0.95, 95% CI, 0.92-0.97, P &lt; .001) and informal interactions (OR = 0.97, 95% CI, 0.96-0.99, P = .008) had a stronger inverse correlation with depression levels than community-based involvement (OR = 0.78, 95% CI, 0.64-0.96, P = .017). A prior diagnosis of a mental health disorder was significantly associated with higher depression severity (OR = 2.04, 95% CI, 1.38-3.02, P &lt; .001). A significant association between sex and depression levels was observed (P = .043), with females experiencing severe depression at higher proportions (65.4%) than males (34.6%). Female students had significantly lower social participation scores than male students (beta = -6.62, 95% CI, -8.84 to -4.40, P &lt; .001). The results of this study support the notion that social participation is significantly correlated with lower depressive symptoms among medical students, highlighting its role in enhancing mental well-being and reducing depression burden.<br /> (Copyright © 2025 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.)
ISSN:1536-5964
DOI:10.1097/MD.0000000000045174