Depressive symptom prevalence and risk factors in eastern Turkish university students Türkiye’nin doğusunda üniversite öğrencilerinde depresif belirti sıklığı ve risk faktörleri

Kıvrak Y., KOKAÇYA M. H., Sevim E., Çöpoğlu Ü. S.

Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine, cilt.7, sa.4, 2016 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4328/jcam.2907
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Depressive symptoms, Prevalence, Social support, University student
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: The study aimed at investigating the prevalence of depressive symptoms and factors related to depression in Kars, Artvin, Iğdır ve Ardahan university students. Material and Method: An cross-sectional study was conducted 2118 undergraduate students. The datas were obtained by a self-reported student questionnaire and the Beck Depression Envantory is used to determine the depression level. Results: 646 students (30.5%) scored on and above the cut-off point on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). There were statistical significant differentiations of the depression prevalence regarding division, localization and duration of the university. Although there weren’t significant differentiation regarding type of teaching, gender and season birth. Discussion: Depressive symptoms are common among students. There is a significant relationship between depression and place, duration and kind of school.