Pilot study on depression among secondary school students in Selangor
A cross sectional descriptive study of 2048 subjects was conducted to determine the prevalence of depression and factors influencing depression among students in secondary school from urban and rural areas in the state of Selangor. Malaysia. The children's depression inventory (COl) develo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Malaysian Medical Associations
2007
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/4027/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4027/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4027/2/3.Depression_Secondary_school.pdf |
| Summary: | A cross sectional descriptive study of 2048 subjects was
conducted to determine the prevalence of depression and
factors influencing depression among students in secondary
school from urban and rural areas in the state of Selangor.
Malaysia. The children's depression inventory (COl)
developed by Maria Kovacs was used in this study. Students
who participated in this study come from two urban schools
and three rural schools. It was found that in the yield for
scores for five factors were 9.2% have negative mood. 5%
have interpersonal problems. 8.3% have ineffectiveness.
9.8% have anhedonia and 10.6% have negative self esteem.
Following the interpretive guidelines for the T-scores. it was
found that 10.3% of the students were much above average
in the depression scale. This study also found that: 1% of
students were smoking. 1.6% of students were gum
sniffling. 0.9% took drugs. 4.1 % took alcohol and 9.9% took
things from other people. Females were more depressed
than males. The Chinese students were more depressed
compared to Indian students. Students whose parents had
no formal education or had only primary education were
more depressed than students whose parents had secondary.
college or university education. Depression increased with
increasing number of siblings. Depression contributed to the
habit of drug abuse. gum sniffing and stealing but not to
smoking and alcohol abuse. Suicidal tendencies were more
likely among the depressed students. It is imperative that
not only caregivers but also teachers have to be equipped
with the knowledge. attitude and skills to assist secondary
school children cope with their emotions. handle conflicts
and manage stress early so that a more productive society
will develop in the future. |
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