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have a mental disorder.[12] About 8% of children and students. The sample was taken on the basis of
adolescents suffer from depression and 11% of purposive sampling. After establishing rapport,
adolescents have a depressive disorder by the age of 18 informed consent was taken. The personal data sheet
years according to the National Co-morbidity Survey- was filled then Depression, Anxiety and Stress scale was
Adolescent Supplement.[13] Research on Psychiatric administered.
disorder among school samples of adolescents was
Data Analysis: Data was analyzed using the Statistical
found in about 29% of girls and 23% of boys with
Package for Social Sciences (version 16.0) statistical
depression being the most common disorder.[14] In
program. Student's t-test was used to check the
addition to anxiety and depression adolescents are more
difference between male and female students. To find
prone to stress. Stress may take many forms like
out the relationship between two variables, Pearson's
academic stress, peer pressure, relationships, negative
product moment correlation was calculated.
emotions and low economic status of family etc.
Achievement anxiety is one of the most common causes RESULT
of stress in students.[15] There is an increasing concern Table 1
regarding stress and its relationships with mental health
Showing socio-demographic details of the participants
problems among school going adolescents in India.
Thus present study was carried out with an objective to Male Female
study the relationship of depression, anxiety and stress Variable (N=100) (N=100)
(DAS) among school going adolescents and the study (Mean (Mean SD)%
also aims to investigate the differences in male and SD)%
female adolescents. Age 16.940.73 15.040.92
Residence Rural 100 (100%) 100(100%)
METHOD
Religion Hindu 100 (100%) 100(100%)
Sample: The sample consisted of two hundred students 10th 24 (24%) 26(26%)
from four schools in Palwal District of Haryana. Education 11th 34(34%) 38(38%)
Purposive sampling method was used. The individuals 12th 42(42%) 36(36%)
whose age range was 14 to 18 were selected and
informed consent was taken out from all the subjects. Table 1 is showing sociodemographic details of subjects
participated in study. The mean age 16.94 and SD 0.73 of
Tools used
male group while the mean age and SD for female group
Socio-Demographic Performa: A specially designed was 15.040.92. All participants were Hindu, belongs to
Performa was used for collecting information about rural area and studying in 10th, 11th and 12th class. From
socio-demographic details of the study sample. It has Table 2 it was seen that female students scored higher
information such asage, gender, residence, education than male students in all variables. Differences on all
etc. three variables were found to be significant at (0.05) level
Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale: The self-administered of significance. Table 3 showing correlations among
Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-42)
questionnaire Hindi version was used.[16] The DASS is a Table 2
set of three self-report scales designed to measure the Showing differences between male and female adolescents
negative emotional states of depression, anxiety and
Variables Male (N=100) Female
stress. It has been mentioned that as the essential
(Mean SD) (N=100) t p
development of the DASS was carried out with non- (Mean SD)
clinical samples, it is suitable for screening normal
adolescents and adults. Depression 11.803.23 13.622.55 3.618 .034*
Anxiety 8.185.52 9.744.56 2.309 .043*
Procedure: The sample for the present study was taken
from Two Hundred (200) students out of which one Stress 13.424.19 15.675.19 -2.569 .031*
hundred were male and one hundred were female
*Significant <0.05
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