Depression Among College Students

Rupal V. Bagvadiya; Dr. Ashwin Jansari

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| Published: March 24, 2022

Depression Among College Students

Rupal V. Bagvadiya

Ph.D. Scholar, Psychology Department, Rai University, Saroda, Dholka Taluka. Ahmedabad Google Scholar More about the auther

, Dr. Ashwin Jansari

Professor, Psychology Department, Rai University, Saroda, Dholka Taluka. Ahmedabad Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.115.20221001

DOI: 10.25215/1001.115

ABSTRACT

The present study aimed to know the depression among boys and girls. It also aimed to check depression with reference to gender and area. The Jansari Depression Scale by Jansari A. (2018) was used. The sample constituted total 120 college students out of which 60 were from boys students (30 urban area and 30 rural area) and 60 from girl students (30 urban area and 30 rural area). The data was collected from normal population of Kutch District. The data was scored, analyzed as per the manual. ‘F’ test was being calculated. The result showed that 1.. There is no significant difference between the mean score of the depression among boys and girls, 2.. The college students of rural area is having more depression than college students of urban area group and 3.. There is no significant difference between interactive effect of the mean score of the depression among gender and area.

Keywords

Depression, Boys and Girls, Students of Urban Area and Rural Area.

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How to cite this article: Bagvadiya R. V. & Jansari A. (2022). Depression Among College Students. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 10(1), 1150-1155. DIP:18.01.115.20221001, DOI:10.25215/1001.115