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How Happy Are the MBBS Students? - An Observational Study at a Premiere Government Medical College of Rajasthan India.

Author(s) Dr. Aditi Rajawat, Dr Monika Rathore, Dr Jayati Kukreti, DrMukendra Shekhawat
Country India
Abstract Background:
Being happy from inside is the utmost necessity to be healthy and to perform good, professionally as well as in personal life. Adolescent age group and MBBS degree course, are the periods where people are less happy. The well-being of medical students is crucial aspect of their academic success and future performance.
The aim of the present study was to assess the level of happiness and to describe reasons for happiness/unhappiness among medical students studying at premier government medical college and hospital Jaipur, Rajasthan India.
Material & Methods:
This institutional based descriptive observational study was carried out on medical students of admission batch 2023, of SMS medical college Jaipur Rajasthan. The Oxford happiness questionnaire was used for happiness assessment. Data was collected using google form. Descriptive statistics and non-parametric test were used for analysis of Likert scale.
Observations:
Two third of the study population (62%) were happy. Around half (44.5%) of them spend time with family and friends to stay happy. The reasons for unhappiness stated by unhappy students were academic pressure (35%), followed by staying indoors and isolating themselves, unhealthy behaviour, focusing on negative past and future events.
Conclusion:
Overall medical students were found to be happy. Spending time with family and friends was an important factor for staying happy. The major reason for unhappiness was academic pressure followed by staying indoor and unhealthy behaviour.
Keywords Keywords: Happiness, Medical students, Government Medical College, Jaipur
Field Sociology > Health
Published In Volume 8, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On 2026-03-09
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i02.70348

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