Mohd. Nazari, N. and Wan Mohd. Yunus, W. M. A. and Abdul Kohar, U. H. and Zainal Badri, S. K. and Mat Ali, N. A. (2019) Are depressive symptoms linked to self-esteem? A study on university students. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 10 (6). ISSN 0976-0245
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Official URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0976-5506.2019.01492.X
Abstract
Everyday experiences suggest that individual who often feel dejected from daily life and often feel sad and lonely tend to have low self-esteem. The purpose of this study is to investigate the link between depressive symptoms and self-esteem among university students. A total number of 120 respondents participated in this cross-sectional study. The Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI-II) was used to measure the level of depressive symptoms and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) was used to measure the respondents’ self-esteem. Data collected was analysed by utilizing Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 22.0. Students were reported to experience mild level of depression (Overall BDI-II mean=15.75) and possesses moderate level of self-esteem (Overall RSES mean=16.8). Notably, this study had found a weak negative relationship between depressive symptoms and self-esteem (r=-0.222, p=0.015). It can be concluded that the higher level of depressive symptoms is linked to lower level of self-esteem among university students. Hence, appropriate prevention strategies are crucial for both; university students who possess low self-esteem as well as those who experience high level of depression symptoms.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | depressive symptoms, self-esteem, university students |
Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
Divisions: | Education |
ID Code: | 89971 |
Deposited By: | Narimah Nawil |
Deposited On: | 29 Mar 2021 05:57 |
Last Modified: | 29 Mar 2021 05:57 |
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