Anxiety level on the Medical Student in Bandung Kyla Rucira, Respati Titik, Nurhayati Eka
Universitas Islam Bandung
Abstract
Mental health is an essential factor in overall health, especially for medical students who are prone to anxiety. Anxiety can negatively impact daily functioning of the medical students, which is necessary for optimal college work. This study analyzes the anxiety levels in Medical Faculty students in Bandung. This descriptive research method was conducted on medical faculty college students in October 2024-samples were collected by stratified random sampling with 105 respondents. Data were collected through the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS) questionnaire to measure anxiety levels, data analysis was carried out using the help of Microsoft Excel based on characteristic and anxiety levels. The characteristic of the respondents based on gender are mostly female (60%), with the majority of age 20 (33,33%) in range 18-23 years of age. For anxiety, the research result showed that most respondents were included in the mild category, namely 38 people (36.19%), followed by the severe category, namely 35 people (33.33%). The moderate category consists of 31 people or (29.51%), with one person (0.95%) is considered in nonanxious ones. This study concludes that most of the students experience anxiety with different variety, which may affect the mental health of the students and can interfere their college life.
