Depression Among Pensioner and Non-Pensioner Persons

Aim of the present study was to assess depression among elderly people who receive pension and who are non-pensioners. Other aim was to measure depression with reference to type of persons and gender. The Jansari Depression Scale by Jansari A. (2018) was used for measuring depression. The sample consisted of 120 people out of which 60 were pensioners (30 male and 30 female) and 60 were non-pensioner persons (30 male and 30 female). The data was collected from normal population of Ahmedabad District. The scoring and interpretation were done as per the manual. For analyzing the data, ‘F’ test was calculated. The results showed that 1. There is no significant difference between the mean score of depression among pensioner and non- pensioner, 2. There is significant difference between mean score of the depression among male and female. From the results, it can be seen that females have higher depression levels compared to the male group, 3. There is no significant difference between interactive effect of the mean score of the depression among type of persons and gender.