Abstract
Objectives: to assess the Prevalence of anxiety and depression among secondary school students and to compare male and female group Methods: This is an observational cross section study using The sampling technique followed stratified convenient sampling and data was collected using self-administered questionnaires (Arabic version of the symptom revised SCL 90- R). Data was collected from 331 secondary school students between 15 and 18 years old from both genders after raking an informed consent Results: Results show 25.7% of the students had anxiety, On comparing boys and girls,23 boys (10.1%) had anxiety, while 62 (59.6%) of the girls had anxiety. In depression 28.4% is the Prevalence of depression in both genders, on comparing boys and girls, 34 male students (14.9%), while 60 female students (57.7%) had depressive symptoms with strong significance when comparing boys to girls Conclusion: This study analyzed the importance of mental health assessment and follow-up in secondary school students, especially irls. However, further assessment for other co – factors such as socioeconomic differences should be considered.
Highlights
Objectives: to assess the Prevalence of anxiety and depression among secondary school students and to compare male and female group Methods: This is an observational cross section study using The sampling technique followed stratified convenient sampling and data was collected using self-administered questionnaires (Arabic version of the symptom revised SCL 90- R)
Our research examines the pattern of anxiety among the 1.5 million Saudi Arabian secondary school students who are currently under very strong educational and social pressure
The results show that 162 (49%) of the participants were from the 1st degree in secondary school, while 103 (31%), were from the 2nd degree, and 66 (20%) were from the 3rd degree
Summary
Objectives: to assess the Prevalence of anxiety and depression among secondary school students and to compare male and female group Methods: This is an observational cross section study using The sampling technique followed stratified convenient sampling and data was collected using self-administered questionnaires (Arabic version of the symptom revised SCL 90- R). Anxiety is one of the most common psychological disturbances that people face in life. (6) In addition, 32.1% of the adolescents claim that they did not receive quality time from their fathers and 21.3% did not receive quality time from their mothers.(6) One similar study conducted on male students in Abha, Saudi Arabia showed that 48.9 % of the students had an anxiety problem. In a study conducted in New Brunswick, Canada, high anxiety levels among adolescents was associated with academic challenges, as well as lack of parents’ support. (8)
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