Abstract
The symptoms of depression are related to low academic achievement, suicidal ideation and cause emotional sufferings, fundamental impairments which can influence students' abilities to perform essential activities of daily living. This study conducted to examine the relationships between depression and not only academic performance but also family structure. This study used the Beck Depression Inventory-II to survey 1336 students from secondary and high schools in Hue province, Vietnam. The findings of our study showed that there were associations between levels of depression and academic performance. Students with good or excellent academic performance were more likely to increase depression than others. Besides, students who had divorced or separated parents were more likely to increase depression gradually than the others. Context: The symptoms of depression are related to low academic achievement, suicidal ideation and cause emotional sufferings, fundamental impairments which can influence students' abilities to perform essential activities of daily living. Aims: This study conducted to examine the relationships between depression and not only academic performance but also family structure. Methods and Material: This study used the Beck Depression Inventory-II to survey 1336 students from secondary and high schools in Hue province, Vietnam. Results: The findings of our study showed that there were associations between levels of depression and academic performance. Conclusions: Students with good or excellent academic performance were more likely to increase depression than others. Besides, students who had divorced or separated parents were more likely to increase depression gradually than the others.
Highlights
Depression is a widespread phenomenon [1]
The below table showed that the highest rate of depression was minimal depression (50.7%) with more than half of the students scoring under 14 points and the lowest rate was severe depression (7.7%) with 103 students scoring 20-28 points
Vietnamese secondary and high school students' perception of depression differs concerning gender and grade measured by BDI-II
Summary
Depression is a widespread phenomenon [1]. It is one of the most important mental health problems which has been globally documented by children and adolescents in numerous countries including Australia, India, Greece, Russia, and China [2,3,4,5]. Depression affects preschool children at 0.3%, school children at 2% and adolescents from 10 to 19 years old at 4-8% in young people [6]. It has been recognized by psychologists that depression is common in adults and in children and adolescents, especially in secondary and high school students. The symptoms of depression cause emotional sufferings and fundamental impairments, which can influence students' abilities to perform essential
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