انتشار الاكتئاب لدى عينة من الطلبة الجامعيين في الأردن

Abstract EN

The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to explore the prevalence of depression among a sample of Yarmouk university students; (2) to examine the differences in the prevalence rates of depression according to a number of socio-demographic variables.

To achieve these objectives, the Arabic version of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was administered.

The sample consisted of 677 (296 males, 381 females) undergraduate students selected from Yarmouk University.

Data were analyzed using chi-square test.

Results indicated that the prevalence rate of depression was 13.3%.

The prevalence rate of depression in males was significantly higher than that in females.

It was also found that the prevalence rate among students from big families was higher than that among students from medium or small families.

Students from families with low incomes displayed a higher level of depression than those from families with medium or high incomes.

Furthermore, students whose parent’s education is preparatory school and below showed higher levels of depression than those whose parent’s education is high school or college and above.

No significant differences were found in the prevalence rates of depression due to parent’s employment status, housing type, or birth order.