مستوى أعراض الاكتئاب لدى طلبة جامعة إربد الأهلية في ضوء بعض المتغيرات الديموغرافية

Abstract EN

This study aimed at exploring the level of symptoms of depression amongst the students of Irbid National University in the light of the following demographic variables: (sex, accumulative average, study year and occupation).

The Sample included (512) male and female students were selected by the available random approach from all university colleges.To achieve the goal of the study the researcher developed a scale to measure the level of depression.

The Findings of the study indicated that the depression mean of Irbid National University students on total scale was (1.02), and the mean of the domains were as follows: (cognitive domain (1.05), physical domain (1.01), and lastly came the social domain (0.98), and this indicated that the level of depression on all domains and total scale was weak.

The findings of the study also indicated that there were no significant differences )α ≥o.o5) of the level of depression on total scale and all domains due to all Demographic variables (sex, accumulative average, study year), except the occupation variable and in favor of students who are not working.