Fear of Failure Among Medical and Non- Medical Students in Rawalpindi and Islamabad: A Cross-Sectional Study

Objective: To compare the level of atychiphobia in medical and non-medical students and to find an association between year of study, gender, and field of study of students with atychiphobia.Study Design: A cross-sectional study.Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at the Department of Community Medicine, Foundation University Islamabad (FUMC), and the Rawalpindi campus Pakistan from April 2024 to July 2024.Methods: A total of 331 students compared to 165 medical students from FUMC (Foundation University Medical College) and 166 non-medical students from FURC (Foundation University Rawalpindi Campus) using a self-administered questionnaire. All consenting MBBS students from 1st to 5th year at FUMC were included, excluding those with psychological issues. The study found a P-value of 0.05 when comparing medical and non-medical students, using the Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory (PFAI) Scale and t-tests to identify associations with atychiphobia.Results: The study included 331 students, with 136 (56 medical and 80 non-medical) showing the low fear of failure, 167 (91 medical and 76 non-medical) showing moderate fear, and 28 (18 medical and 10 non-medical) showing the high fear of failure. The mean age of medical students was 22.13±1.99, and of non-medical students it was 21.58±0.18. The atychiphobia in medical students turned out to be 37.2242±7.36865, and in non-medical students it was 33.3554±8.33904 with a t-value of 4.472. The Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory (PFAI) test found no significant difference in atychiphobia between medical and non-medical students (P=0.057). ANOVA results supported this with an F-value of 1.917 and P=0.107. An independent t-test also showed no significant difference in atychiphobia between male and female students (P=0.062). The analysis was conducted using SPSS 26.Conclusion: The analysis shows that atychiphobia is not significantly influenced by gender, year of study, or academic field. How to cite this: Umer A, Yasir A, Nasir A, Akram T, Basit A, Zaidi M. Fear of Failure Among Medical and Non- Medical Students inRawalpindi and Islamabad: A Cross-Sectional Study. Life and Science. 2026; 7(2): 246-251. doi: http://doi.org/10.37185/LnS.1.1.828