Abstract

Aims: To a ssess the prevalence of depression among the fi rst-year university students. Methods: 237 freshmen contributed anonymously to the study on a voluntary basis and an informed consent was obtained. Beck Depression Inventory-II Turkish (BDI-II-T) was applied. SPSS 11.0 statistical program was used. Results: Overall depression prevalence was 8.4 %. 54.9 % of subjects were females. 3 factors were found: factor 1 (depressive) with 11.2 %, factor 2 (cognitive) with 9.7 % and factor 3 (somatic-aff ective) with 8.8 % of total variance. Mild depression was found in 5.9 %, moderate in 1.7 % and severe depression in 0.8 % of subjects. Conclusion: BDI-II-T was found to be useful for the detection of depression among freshmen in terms of academic failure and future health.

Details

Title
Factors associated with depression among Turkish faculty of education freshmen by Beck depression Inventory-II-Turkish
Author
Mergen, Haluk; Öngel, Kurtulus
Publication year
2009
Publication date
Oct 2009
Publisher
ZDRAVNISKI VESTNIK - SLOVENIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN
13180347
e-ISSN
15810024
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Slovenian
ProQuest document ID
1312318780
Copyright
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