@article{Suppapitiporn_Taesilapasatit_Buathong_2017, title={Depression and Family Influence on Career Development of Students Passing the University Admission for Medical Education Program}, volume={62}, url={https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JPAT/article/view/81111}, abstractNote={Objective : To study depression and family influence on career development of students passing the university admission examination into medical education program.<br />Method : A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on the 304 students who enrolled at the Faculty of Medicine in one of the universities in Thailand. The self-administered<br />questionnaires consisted of socio-demographic data, quick inventory of depressive symptomatology, family influence scale and the coping scale developed by Boonsit P.<br />Results : One hundred and seventy students(53.9%) were male. Depression was found to be 26.6% in mild level, 4.3% in moderate, and 0.7% in severe level. Most subjects overcame<br />stressors by using problem focused coping and seeking social support coping. Family influence scores on career development of students were in the moderate level. One-third of them had<br />some doctors among their family members. Depression was significantly related to method of direct admission to the medical school (p=0.012), the avoidance coping style (p=0.001) and<br />high level of family influence on career development (p=0.013) .The total scores of depression had positive correlation with the avoidance coping style (r=0.46, p=0.001) and family influence<br />on career development (r= 0.12, p=0.03).<br />Conclusion : Depression related to avoidance coping style and family influence on career development. These findings should be considered for further assessment and interventions<br />to promote mental health and prevent depressive disorders in medical students.}, number={1}, journal={Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand}, author={Suppapitiporn, Siriluck and Taesilapasatit, Chalalai and Buathong, Napakkawat}, year={2017}, month={Mar.}, pages={35–46} }