Role Of Family Environment And School Environment In Depression Among Adolescents

Abstract

Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder among every age group. It has a negative effect on physical as well as mental health of adolescence. Depression is a state of low mood that can affect a person’s thoughts, behavior, feelings, and sense of well-being. Depression is curse in which a person loses his interest in daily life. Depression among adolescents is rising in all over world. Depression could be genetic as well as environmental. One in every five adolescents is likely to experience depression by the age of 18. Depression is the most common problem among adolescents. There are many factors that determine depression but the most important among them are School environment and family environment. In this paper, we are discussing about role of school and family environment in depression. The school provides well-organized environment to a child that ensures the all-around development of the child. School’s environment provides a great number of activities on a campus. A child spends a significant amount of time in school for acquiring knowledge and skills that helps him to be ready for future. The school has an important impact on the life of child and also has an influence on growth and development of child. The school gives a shape to the life of child. Family especially mother is the first school for a child and also a miniature society for children. The children’s experiences in family affect their expectations and capacities for social living in different stages of life. Family is the most important variable which influences the development of a child. Family environment is the first social setting in which an infant takes birth and start learning. Family is the second place in which a child spends most of his time after school. Informal learning of a child starts from his family.