Abstract
<p>The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the depression of university students and to investigate statistically predictive factors of depression types. In Greece, the University is the beginning of a new life for all young people who enter adulthood from adolescence and when it is one of life's greatest goals, it often produces symptoms of stress and depression. Students have difficulty organizing and managing their work, setting goals and identifying priorities, working in groups, stressing public speaking, and experiencing emotional disturbances. So, we administered the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scale to 101 students at the University of Patras in Greece. The BDI measures the cognitive, behavioural, and physical manifestations of one's depression (and severity of depression) over the last week and includes 21 questions, ranging from 0-3, and depending on the overall score, 1) the depression is interpreted as normal 2) as a mild mood disorder, 3) as marginal clinical depression, 4) as moderate depression, 5) as severe depression and 6) as extreme depression. In this study, we separated our dataset into the above six depression categories and applied linear regression to predict the category Depression from the rest of the questionnaire variables. According to the results, we achieved a total prediction of 98% of the dataset that calculates the Regression equation.</p>
Highlights
Depression in children and adolescents has emerged as a major mental health problem in our time, with the average age of onset of depression having decreased (Abela & Hankin, 2008)
Depression in students often has a high comorbidity with other mental disorders such as anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder
Epidemiological studies show that half of American students suffer from a psychiatric disorder, with the third most common mental health problem being anxiety disorders (10% -12%), with double rates of alcohol dependency compared to general health
Summary
Depression in children and adolescents has emerged as a major mental health problem in our time, with the average age of onset of depression having decreased (Abela & Hankin, 2008). Students seem to experience depressive symptoms at some point during their studies as they deal with stressful situations such as stress of separation from family, stress of coursework and assessment, management of their interpersonal relationships and their social environment. They cause negative reactions from others, interpersonal tension, and conflicts. Depression in students often has a high comorbidity with other mental disorders such as anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder Both community and clinical studies indicate that early onset of depression is associated with continued onset in adulthood, especially when it is in adolescence and not in childhood (Harrington et al, 1990)
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