Volume 5 : Issue 4 (2018)

Depression in College Students with Relation to Their Gender

Depression is a common mental disorder that present with depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, low energy, and poor concentration. An attempt has been made to measure depression level of college students with relation to their gender. The sample consisted of 120 students including 60 boys and 60 girls of Kalol and Kadi city in Mehshana district of Gujarat. The level of depression is measured by Jotwani’s “Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory” developed in Gujarati. The outcomes of the result revealed that there is no significant difference between the depression level of the students with their gender.

Depression, Gender.

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