Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy (JAEP)
Volume-1 | Issue-01 | 1-4
Original Research Article
Depression among Medical College Students
Saba Ajmal, Dr. Sana Javed, Dr. Hina Javed
Published : Nov. 10, 2017
Abstract
The present research was designed to investigate the gender differences in
depression among medical students. The sample was consisted of 500 students (250
male and 250 female) ranging in age from 18 to 26 years. The sample was randomly
selected from Nishtar Medical and Dental College Multan. The Beck Depression
Inventory BDI-II, [1] was administered to collect the data .The data was analyzed by
using Means Standard deviation and t test. The results revealed significant differences
between male and female in depression. The results further indicated that female
research participants scored high on depression scale as compared to male research
participants.