Indian Journal of Science and Technology, Vol 8(S8), 1-9, April 2015
ISSN (Print) : 0974-6846 ISSN (Online) : 0974-5645
A Study on Korean University Students’ Depression and Anxiety Jung Hyun Choi1 Sejin Ju1*, Kyung-Sook Kim1, Miok Kim1, Hee Jeong Kim1 and Mi Yu2 Department of Nursing, Namseoul University, Cheonan, 330-701, South Korea;
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Abstract The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that influence depression among university students in Korea. The subjects of this study were students attending N university, and the survey was conducted in 2014. Answer sheets from 375 respondents were gathered, and 353 of them were analyzed except for 22 incomplete ones. The level of depression of the university students was 1.58±0.51 point and the level of anxiety of the university students was 2.04±0.60 point. Multiple regression was conducted to examine the effects of risk factors on depression. Peer support (t=-4.164, p
