Prevalence of depression among undergraduate students: gender and age differences

Depressive disorders are the most typical disease affecting many different factors of humanity. University students may be at increased risk of depression owing to the pressure and stress they encounter. Therefore, the purpose of this study is comparing the level of depression among male and female...

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Autores principales:	Leila Ghaedi, Azlina binti Mohd Kosnin
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Publicado:	Universidad de San Buenaventura 2014
Materias:	Depression Physical activity Prevalence Undergraduate students. Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:55136ab54de140a59251800ca82ab42b2021-11-25T02:22:15ZPrevalence of depression among undergraduate students: gender and age differences10.21500/20112084.6572011-20842011-7922https://doaj.org/article/55136ab54de140a59251800ca82ab42b2014-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/IJPR/article/view/657https://doaj.org/toc/2011-2084https://doaj.org/toc/2011-7922Depressive disorders are the most typical disease affecting many different factors of humanity. University students may be at increased risk of depression owing to the pressure and stress they encounter. Therefore, the purpose of this study is comparing the level of depression among male and female athletes and non-athletes undergraduate student of private university in Esfahan, Iran. The participants in this research are composed of 400 male and female athletes as well as no-athletes Iranian undergraduate students. The Beck depression test (BDI) was employed to measure the degree of depression. T-test was used to evaluate the distinction between athletes and non-athletes at P≤0.05. The ANOVA was conducted to examine whether there was a relationship between level of depression among non-athletes and athletes. The result showed that the prevalence rate of depression among non-athlete male undergraduate students is significantly higher than that of athlete male students. The results also presented that level of depression among female students is much more frequent compared to males. This can be due to the fatigue and lack of energy that are more frequent among female in comparison to the male students. Physical activity was negatively related to the level of depression by severity among male and female undergraduate students. However, there is no distinct relationship between physical activity and level of depression according to the age of athlete and non-athlete male and female undergraduate students. This study has essential implications for clinical psychology due to the relationship between physical activity and prevalence of depression.Leila GhaediAzlina binti Mohd KosninUniversidad de San BuenaventuraarticleDepressionPhysical activityPrevalenceUndergraduate students.PsychologyBF1-990ENESInternational Journal of Psychological Research, Vol 7, Iss 2 (2014)
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spellingShingle	Depression Physical activity Prevalence Undergraduate students. Psychology BF1-990 Leila Ghaedi Azlina binti Mohd Kosnin Prevalence of depression among undergraduate students: gender and age differences
description	Depressive disorders are the most typical disease affecting many different factors of humanity. University students may be at increased risk of depression owing to the pressure and stress they encounter. Therefore, the purpose of this study is comparing the level of depression among male and female athletes and non-athletes undergraduate student of private university in Esfahan, Iran. The participants in this research are composed of 400 male and female athletes as well as no-athletes Iranian undergraduate students. The Beck depression test (BDI) was employed to measure the degree of depression. T-test was used to evaluate the distinction between athletes and non-athletes at P≤0.05. The ANOVA was conducted to examine whether there was a relationship between level of depression among non-athletes and athletes. The result showed that the prevalence rate of depression among non-athlete male undergraduate students is significantly higher than that of athlete male students. The results also presented that level of depression among female students is much more frequent compared to males. This can be due to the fatigue and lack of energy that are more frequent among female in comparison to the male students. Physical activity was negatively related to the level of depression by severity among male and female undergraduate students. However, there is no distinct relationship between physical activity and level of depression according to the age of athlete and non-athlete male and female undergraduate students. This study has essential implications for clinical psychology due to the relationship between physical activity and prevalence of depression.
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title	Prevalence of depression among undergraduate students: gender and age differences
title_short	Prevalence of depression among undergraduate students: gender and age differences
title_full	Prevalence of depression among undergraduate students: gender and age differences
title_fullStr	Prevalence of depression among undergraduate students: gender and age differences
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence of depression among undergraduate students: gender and age differences
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publisher	Universidad de San Buenaventura
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Prevalence of depression among undergraduate students: gender and age differences

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