Frequency of depression, anxiety and stress among university students

Frequency of depression, anxiety and stress among university students

The main objective of the present study was to explore the frequency of Depression, anxiety and stress among university students in Sialkot, Pakistan. Survey research method was used to collect data from three universities of Sialkot by using simple random sampling technique from 500 university stud...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of medical sciences Vol. 36; no. 5; pp. 971 - 976
Main Authors: Asif, Saba, Mudassar, Azka, Shahzad, Talala Zainab, Raouf, Mobeen, Pervaiz, Tehmina
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Pakistan Knowledge Bylanes 31-08-2020
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Subjects:
Age
Anxiety
College students
Colleges & universities
Depression (Mood disorder)
Education
Females
Illiteracy
Medical students
Mental depression
Mental health
Middle schools
Original
Psychological aspects
Standard deviation
Stress
University students
Pakistan
Depression
Anxiety
Prevalence
Students
DASS-21
Stress
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Summary:The main objective of the present study was to explore the frequency of Depression, anxiety and stress among university students in Sialkot, Pakistan. Survey research method was used to collect data from three universities of Sialkot by using simple random sampling technique from 500 university students. The study was conducted at GC Women University, Sialkot in total duration of five months from February 2019 to June 2019. A demographic sheet and DASS-21 (Depression, Anxiety Stress Scale) were used to measure the level of depression, anxiety and stress. Data was scored according to the standard scoring procedure for each subscale and for further analysis frequency distribution method was applied through statistical package for social sciences (SPSS. 21). The means of Depression, Anxiety and stress are M=15.08, M=18.24 and M=19.02 respectively. The frequency of depression, anxiety and stress among university students was found 75%, 88.4% and 84.4% respectively. The findings of the study showed the prevalence of Depression within the range of normal (25%), mild (16%), moderate (35.8%), severe (14.6%) and extremely severe (8.6%). The prevalence of anxiety was found to be in the range of normal (11.6%), mild (4.4%), moderate (19.4%), severe (17.8%) and extremely severe (46.8%). Stress was normal (15.6%), mild (33.8%), moderate (35.4%), severe (13.2%) and extremely severe (2.8%). It is concluded that symptoms of anxiety and stress are more prevalent with moderate to extremely severe range than depression in the current sample. These findings suggest urgent need of some preventive measures and interventions to improve the mental health of students.
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ISSN:1682-024X
1681-715X
DOI:10.12669/pjms.36.5.1873