The Correlation Between the Level of Depression and Religious Coping Among Medical Students Class of 2020 Universitas Airlangga.

Introductions: Medical students are at risk of developing depression due to their demanding workload and high expectations, which can impact their academic performance and cognitive function. To prevent severe complications, students must prioritize resources for mental health support, namely religious coping as a coping mechanism. Objective: The aim of this study is to prove the correlation between depression level and religious coping in medical students in the 2020 Universitas Airlangga Methods: This research is an observational analytic study with a cross-sectional design, and random sampling was used as a sampling method, totaling 90 subjects. Variables used were religious coping and level of depression. The data was then analyzed, and prevalence, correlation coefficient, and p-value were acquired. The research result would be considered significant if p <0.05. Result: Out of 90 students, 32 people (35.6%) were found to have a PHQ score greater than 10, indicating depression. Severity was found mostly in people with moderate depression, which consisted of 12 people (13.3%). In terms of religious coping, 84 people (93.3%) use positive religious coping, and 6 people (6.7%) use negative religious coping. The level of depression correlates with religious coping with a Pearson correlation of -0.450, which indicates a negative correlation with a p-value less than 0.001. Conclusion: The prevalence of depression among medical students in the 2020 Universitas Airlangga class is 35.6%. The level of depression was found to significantly correlate with religious coping, with a negative direction of correlation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]