Student stress survey: a pilot study at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine

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dc.contributor.advisorChalmers, Darlene
dc.contributor.authorPierson, Amanda
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-02T21:27:04Z
dc.date.available2018-08-02T21:27:04Z
dc.date.issued2018-03
dc.descriptionA Practicum Report Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Social Work, University of Regina. vi, 69 p.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis report presents the findings of a master of social work research practicum at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM). The research question for this study asks: “What are the stressors for the students at the WCVM, and what practices could potentially mitigate their stress?”. The purpose of this research study is to pilot a survey for the WCVM student population that assesses the student’s objective and subjective stress, causes and symptoms of stress, the student’s current coping mechanisms for stress, and the effectiveness of the current practices in place. The aim is to identify the causes of stress and provide recommendations to the WCVM that may help alleviate stress experienced by veterinary medicine students, interns and residents. The report begins with an introduction explaining the purpose and goals of the research practicum. It follows with a review of the literature, which includes an overview of the search terms, and further explores suicide in veterinary medicine and the contributing factors to suicide risk, the impact of euthanasia on risk factors and on students, contributing factors to stress and burnout in veterinary medicine, gendered differences in reported stress, student stress and coping strategies in veterinary colleges, and student stress examined. The methodology is presented including the survey development, data collection methods, participant recruitment, procedures used, and a data analysis. The findings are discussed, including the themes that emerged from the data analysis and an overview of the survey findings. This paper concludes with recommendations for the WCVM for a future study.en_US
dc.description.authorstatusStudenten
dc.description.peerreviewyesen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10294/8393
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Social Work, University of Reginaen_US
dc.subjectWestern College of Veterinary Medicineen_US
dc.subjectStudents--Mental healthen_US
dc.subjectStress (Psychology)en_US
dc.subjectStress (Psychology)--Treatmenten_US
dc.titleStudent stress survey: a pilot study at the Western College of Veterinary Medicineen_US
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.departmentFaculty of Social Worken
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Worken
thesis.degree.grantorFaculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Reginaen
thesis.degree.levelMaster'sen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Social Work (MSW)en
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