مستويات الاكتئاب لدى طلبة التعليم الثانوي في بعض المدن اليمنية

Abstract EN

This research paper represents a field study conducted to measure the extent to which depression is spread among students in secondary schools in selected Yemeni cities, namely Sana'a, Taiz, and Thamar.

Three levels of depression have been tested: slight, moderate, and severe in conformity with Beck's Second List for Measurement of Depression reproduced in adopted version by Badr Al- Ansari in Kuwait 2003.

This tool is composed of 21 indicators of depression developed in relation to the Fourth Diagnostic– Statistical Measurement (DSM– IV), 1994.

The measurement has then been applied for this research with a random sample amounts to 1664 male and female students.

Statistical treatment of responses reveals that 706 students who comprise (42 %) of the total sample do not manifest depression sensation.

This group is composed of 389 males, (55%) and 317 females (45%), and the level of their depression ranges between 0-21 points in the scale.

The remainder of the sample shows different depression levels, (slight, moderate, and severe).

A number of 813 (49%) shows slight level.

This group consists of 389 males (48%) and 428 females (53%) and depression of both ranges between 22-42 points.

Those suffering moderate depression amount to 137 (8%) from both sexes, 50 males (36%) and 87 females (64%) and their depression ranges between 43-63 points.

Only 8 students (005%) shows severe depression divided into 4&4 students (50%) for each sex.

Accordingly, it evidently appears that slight depression predominates firstly among the targeted group, followed by moderate depression; whereas severe depression is almost a non-existing Phenomenon.

The research includes explanatory discussion of these results based on reviewed literature and framework of the research.