Resilience Quotient among Dental Students at Clinical Level, Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Wilawan Weraarchakul DDS*, Wiboon Weraarchakul MD**, Natthapol Thinsathid DDS*, Chakrit Chapawang DDS*
Affiliation : * Department of Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand ** Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Background and
Objective : Resilience Quotient (RQ) refers to an individual’s capacity to spring back in the face of adversity.
The objectives of this study were to explore resilience quotient among fourth to sixth year dental students and explore factors
related with resilience quotient among fourth to sixth year dental students, Faculty of Dentistry, Khon Kaen University.
Material and Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013. Two hundred thirty seven fourth to sixth year dental
students were well informed about the research and volunteered to participate in this study. Data were collected from
questionnaires and were analyzed by descriptive statistics as percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Multiple linear
regression was used to explore factors related with resilience quotient among fourth to sixth year dental students. The level of
statistical significance was set at p-value <0.05.
Results : The average age among the fourth to sixth year dental students was 22.9+1.0 years old (range, 21-27 years). The
majority of the resilience quotient level among subjects were within norms (72.6%), followed by the lower than normal level
(19.4%) and higher than normal (8%), respectively. A factor related positively with resilience quotient scores was marital
status (married family but their parents were living separately) with statistically significant at p-value <0.05. Factors related
negatively with resilience quotient scores was stress and authoritarian parental style with statistically significant at p-value
<0.05.
Conclusion : The majority of the resilience quotient level among subjects was within norms. Factors related with resilience
quotient scores among fourth to sixth year dental students were stress, authoritarian parental style, and marital status.
Keywords : Resilience quotient, Dental students at clinical level
