Academic stress and depressive mood in medical students: A serial mediation model via rumination and ego depletion
Journal of Health Psychology: An Interdisciplinary, International Journal
Published online on April 07, 2026
Abstract
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Given the growing mental health challenges in medical education, this study examined the mechanisms linking academic stress to depressive mood in 484 medical students, focusing on serial mediation by rumination and ego depletion. Using validated scales, ...
Given the growing mental health challenges in medical education, this study examined the mechanisms linking academic stress to depressive mood in 484 medical students, focusing on serial mediation by rumination and ego depletion. Using validated scales, ...