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There has been scholarly discourse on the potential confusion of stress-coping styles with personality traits.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to investigate the relationship between coping strategies, stress, and anxiety among medical students at King Saud University.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 332 medical students completed a survey assessing stress and anxiety levels using standardized scales, alongside questions on coping strategies. Correlation analysis examined associations between variables.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Stress and anxiety exhibited a very weak positive correlation (r = 0.074, P = 0.175). Stress levels showed a moderate positive correlation with coping strategies (r = 0.312, P &lt; 0.001), while coping strategies correlated moderately negatively with anxiety (r = \u22120.231, P &lt; 0.001) but not with stressors. Academic-related stressors were predominant (63%), with problem-focused coping strategies like seeking social support and planning commonly employed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Despite higher anxiety levels correlating with increased coping strategy use among medical students, specific stressor types did not influence strategy choice. 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