Depression, Anxiety, Perceived Loneliness among School going AdolescentsA Comparative Study between Hostellers and Day Boarders
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 8
Abstract
There is a common saying - "The wheel, that squeaks gets the grease". Depression among adolescents has been recognized as a major public health issue. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression among school-going adolescents and to compare between hostellers and day scholars. The study is conducted among the school students in the age group of 11-17 i.e students from class 6 to class 11. The total sample size is 80, 40 hostelers and 40 day scholars. Scales applied are the UCLA Loneliness Scale, Screen for child anxiety related disorders (SCARED, child version), 11- Item Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale: KADS 11. Appropriate statistical tool applied using SPSS 22.0. Chi- square test applied. Score of all domains are found to be higher among adolescents living in hostellers but significant difference has been found in the scores of Panic disorder and Loneliness. No significant difference has been found in SCARED, GAD, Seperation anxiety, Social anxiety, and School avoidance
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Dr Nikhil Nayar
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