The Causal Relationship of Coping and Quality of Life Among University Medical Students at Pre-Clinical Level in the Northern Region of Thailand
Keywords:
Self-efficacy, resilience, social support, coping, quality of lifeAbstract
The aim of this study was to study the causal relationship of coping and quality of life among medical students at pre-clinical level in the northern region of Thailand. The sample consisted of 312 medical students at pre-clinical level who were randomly selected by two-stage sampling. Data were collected in February 2023 using online questionnaires. Data were analyzed by causal structural model with latent variable. The study findings showed that the proposed model fitted the empirical data; χ2 = 90.89, df = 48, p-value = .00, RMSEA = .05, SRMR = .06, GFI = .96, AGFI = .92, CFI = .99, CN = 244.79 and all path coefficients were statistically significant at 0.05 levels. Furthermore, the results showed that resilience had the most effected on coping (path coefficient = .80), followed by self-efficacy (path coefficient = .65). Resilience had the most effected on quality of life (path coefficient = .59), followed by self-efficacy and coping (path coefficient = .48 for both).
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