أعراض الاكتئاب لدى عينة من طلبة جامعة تكريت

Abstract

ABSTRACT:PURPOSE: the aims of this research are to identify the average of depression symptoms among students of university ,and the differences in depression symptoms according to sex(males/ females) and specialization (scientific/ humanistic). METHODS: ninety –three university students in Tikrit University, (51) males and (42) females, in 2009-2010 Academic Year. The researcher adopted Beck Depression Inventory(BDI-II) ,and indicators of validity and reliability was achieved. RESULTS: the results has shown that mean of depression symptoms among males was(16.49) and females was(17.48),and results of TWO- WAY ANOVA revealed there was no significant difference in depression symptoms with regard to the sex and specialization . The mean of depression symptoms in this study has shown that it’s a highest in Arabic countries. CONCLUSION: that higher mean suggest to study depression symptoms prevalence rates among another Iraqi universities, and prepare a therapeutic and consulting programs.