Assessment of depression and anxiety among Iranian students and influence of select demographic variables

The purpose of the paper is to Assessment of depression and anxiety among Iranian students and to understand the influence of demographic variables among them. The data is collected from Iranian students who are studying in Indian universities and colleges, especially among Iranian students who are...

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Published inIndian journal of positive psychology Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 205 - 209
Main Authors Rezvan, Anita Fatemi, Srimathi, N L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hisar Indian Association of Health, Research and Welfare 01.06.2018
Subjects
Adaptation
Anxiety
Coping
Education
Gender
Learning
Mental depression
Mental health
Midwifery
Nursing
Occupational stress
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Researchers
Stress
Students
Variables
Sri Lanka
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Summary:The purpose of the paper is to Assessment of depression and anxiety among Iranian students and to understand the influence of demographic variables among them. The data is collected from Iranian students who are studying in Indian universities and colleges, especially among Iranian students who are studying in Bangalore and Mysore (Karnataka). I.P.A.T Anxiety Scale is used to assess anxiety and Beck Depression Inventory-Revised used to assess depression. It is hypothesized that the level of Depression and Anxiety is high among Iranian students. It also hypothesized the level of depression and anxiety among Iranian students is influenced by gender, age and level of education. Interestingly, the findings revealed that the Depression and Anxiety level of Iranian students are significantly high among Iranian students. Furthermore in depression gender differences are not found significant but in anxiety female Iranian students experienced significantly higher anxiety than male Iranian students.
ISSN:2229-4937
2321-368X