Assessment of Depression and Anxiety among Iranian Students and Influence of Select Demographic Variables

Abstract

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 trom 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.