Study of Anxiety, Stress and Depression among Flood Affected People in Kashmir Valley | The International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy

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| Published: March 25, 2016

Study of Anxiety, Stress and Depression among Flood Affected People in Kashmir Valley

Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Annamalai University Tamil Nadu, India Google Scholar More about the auther

Wani M. Amin

Ph.D Research Scholar of Psychology Annamalai University Tamil Nadu, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.072/20160302

DOI: 10.25215/0302.072

ABSTRACT

This research paper is an attempt to study the level of anxiety, stress and depression among flood affected people in Kashmir valley. This study is based on sample of 100 subjects divided into two equal groups (male and female) selected through sample random sampling. The level of anxiety, stress and depression were measured by anxiety, depression and stress scale (ADSS-BSPSA) developed by Pallavi Bhatnagar et al., Department of Psychology Lucknow University. Mean, S.D, SED and t-test were applied for data analysis. The results reveal that the significant difference was found between the male and female subjects in respect to anxiety, stress and depression scores. Significant difference was found at 0.05 and 0.01 levels respectively.

Keywords

Anxiety, Depression, Stress, flood and Gender

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How to cite this article:

R Sankar, W Amin. (2016). Study of Anxiety, Stress and Depression among Flood Affected People in Kashmir Valley. International Journal of Indian Psychology 3 (2), DOI: 10.25215/0302.072, DIP: 18.01.072/20160302