The Effecte of Marathon Personal Growth Group on Mental Health and Internal Locus of Control in Medical Students
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Abstract
Objective: To study the effects of marathon personal growth group on mental health and internal locus of control among medical students of Naresuan University
Method: This was a quasi-experiment research. The sample was 32 pre-clinical medical students who attend total 30 hours (3 days) of marathon personal growth group. The instruments were Thai
GHQ-28 and the Internal Locus of control Scale. The instruments were answered by medical students 3 times: before attending group, immediately after attending group and 3 months after attending group. Data were analyzed by using means, standard deviation and Wilcoxon MatchedPairs Sign Rank Test.
Results: The mean scores of mental health problems of the participants after the experiment immediately and following 3 months were significantly lower than those before the experiment at
p < 0.01 The mean scores of mental health problems in somatic symptom and social dysfunction subscale of the participants after the experiment immediately and following 3 months were significantly lower than those before the experiment at p < 0.01 and the mean scores of mental health problems in anxiety and insomnia subscale of the samples after the experiment immediately and following 3 months were significantly lower than those before the experiment at p < 0.05, while The mean scores of mental health problems in anxiety and insomnia and severe depression subscale after the experiment immediately and following 3 months were not significantly different. The mean scores of the internal locus of control of the participants after the experiment immediately and following 3 months were significantly higher than those before the experiment at p < 0.05
Conclusion: The marathon personal growth group can be effectively used to promote mental health and internal locus of control among medical students and the effectiveness was three-month last long.
Objective: To study the effects of marathon personal growth group on mental health and internal locus of control among medical students of Naresuan University
Method: This was a quasi-experiment research. The sample was 32 pre-clinical medical students who attend total 30 hours (3 days) of marathon personal growth group. The instruments were Thai
GHQ-28 and the Internal Locus of control Scale. The instruments were answered by medical students 3 times: before attending group, immediately after attending group and 3 months after attending group. Data were analyzed by using means, standard deviation and Wilcoxon MatchedPairs Sign Rank Test.
Results: The mean scores of mental health problems of the participants after the experiment immediately and following 3 months were significantly lower than those before the experiment at
p < 0.01 The mean scores of mental health problems in somatic symptom and social dysfunction subscale of the participants after the experiment immediately and following 3 months were significantly lower than those before the experiment at p < 0.01 and the mean scores of mental health problems in anxiety and insomnia subscale of the samples after the experiment immediately and following 3 months were significantly lower than those before the experiment at p < 0.05, while The mean scores of mental health problems in anxiety and insomnia and severe depression subscale after the experiment immediately and following 3 months were not significantly different. The mean scores of the internal locus of control of the participants after the experiment immediately and following 3 months were significantly higher than those before the experiment at p < 0.05
Conclusion: The marathon personal growth group can be effectively used to promote mental health and internal locus of control among medical students and the effectiveness was three-month last long.
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Sakunpong, N., Taptimtong, N., & Rukkhajeekul, S. (2013). The Effecte of Marathon Personal Growth Group on Mental Health and Internal Locus of Control in Medical Students. Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand, 54(4), 375–384. Retrieved from https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JPAT/article/view/7687
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