Maliheh Dadgarmoghaddam - Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Arash AkhavanRezayat - Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Alireza Omranzade - Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Elham Shiehzadeh - School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Ali Saghebi - Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Shabnam Niroumand - Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Background: The current medicine teaching curriculum has caused medical students several psychological ailments including depression, and stress. Our study aimed to find a relationship between some socioeconomic characteristics of medical student and their life skills at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran.Methods: ۱۴۶ Interns of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences were enrolled in our cross-sectional study by census. The framework was obtained from education department of faculty. Students reported a history of psychological disorders, and foreign students were excluded. We evaluated participant's Proficiency in computer, habitat, parent's education, and family income and life skills. Data were analyzed by SPSS Inc. Released ۲۰۰۷. SPSS Inc. Released ۲۰۰۷. SPSS for Windows, Version ۱۶.۰.Results: Participants aged between ۲۲ to ۲۷ and ۹۸ (۶۶.۲%) of them were female. Comparison between four levels of father's education (lower than diploma, diploma, bachelor and higher than bachelor) showed worldview (P=۰.۰۱۴), social behavior (P=۰.۰۱۱) and ability to use new technologies (P=۰.۰۱۸) had a significant difference. Regarding the mother's education, there are no significant differences among ۲۰ life skills. There were significant differences between levels of computer proficiency and communication skills (P=۰.۰۴۲), interpersonal relations (P=۰.۰۱۱), mental health status (P=۰.۰۳۵), problem-solving (P=۰.۰۲۱), creativity (P=۰.۰۱۳), ability of using new technologies (P=۰.۰۰۱), participate in activities that improve benefits (P=۰.۰۲۷), and total score (P=۰.۰۴۳).Conclusion: Despite mothers' education, fathers' education has a role in medical students' world view, technology access, and social behavior. However, comparison of means and subgroup analysis didn't show a logical relationship. Computer proficiency besides affecting different aspects of life skills can affect total life skill scores.

Life skill, Medical student, habitant, education, computer's skill