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Toward Resilience: Medical Students' Perception of Social Support
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association
|November 9, 2020
Summary
Medical students’ perceptions of social support vary by demographics and program participation. Understanding these factors is crucial for supporting student well-being and academic success in medical school.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Psychology
- Sociology
Background:
- Social support, particularly perceived social support, is a known health protective factor.
- Limited research exists on how medical students perceive their social support systems.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine how osteopathic medical students perceive social support.
- To identify factors influencing these perceptions.
- To explore the impact of cocurricular program participation on student perceptions of social support.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study of 983 osteopathic medical students using the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL).
- Data collected on demographics, medical school phase, and program participation.
- Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, t tests, ANOVA, and linear regression (α < .05).
Main Results:
- Self-esteem support was the lowest perceived support type overall.
- Hispanic students reported lower overall perceived social support.
- Older students and those from rural hometowns reported higher support in certain categories.
- Female students reported lower belonging support, particularly those from urban/suburban areas.
- Participation in an underserved program correlated with higher self-esteem support.
- Clinical-phase students reported lower belonging support than preclinical students.
Conclusions:
- Understanding medical students' social support experiences and influencing factors is critical.
- Longitudinal studies are needed to track social support changes throughout medical education.
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