Correlates and Predictors of Depression in College Students: Results from the Spring 2000 National College Health Assessment

Leino, Eeva; Kisch, Jeremy

doi:10.1080/19325037.2005.10608162

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“…University campuses across many countries have female biased sex ratios, and women from the these colleges are appropriately pessimistic about their dating prospects (Uecker & Regnerus, 2010). This may contribute college age women's lower subjective well-being (Leino & Kisch, 2005), though we leave this possibility to further research.…”

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The adult sex ratio of European regions predicts female, but not male, subjective well-being

Richardson

2021

Curr Psychol

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In recent years, researc in subjective well-being has found several ecological factors that may underpin societal differences in happiness. The adult sex ratio, the number of males relative to females in an environment, influences many behaviours in both humans and non-human animals. However, the possible influence of the sex ratio on subjective well-being has received little attention. I investigated the relationship between the adult sex ratio and subjective well-being in over 29,000 respondents from 133 regions of Europe. I find that women report lower subjective well-being in areas with more female-biased sex ratios, but males’ well-being was unaffected. I did not find that the sex ratio influences the sex specific probability of marriage, or marriage rates overall. I also find that increased population density is associated with lower well-being. Drawing from sociological and evolutionary theories, I suggest that results may be due to females’ decreased bargaining power in the dating market.

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The adult sex ratio of European regions predicts female, but not male, subjective well-being

Richardson

2021

Curr Psychol

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“…Several studies of risk indicators for MDD among college students have been carried out, but most of them were limited by being based on cross-sectional rather than prospective data and thus, cannot disentangle the cause from the effect (Brandy, Penckofer, Solari-Twadell, & Velsor-Friedrich, 2015;Leino & Kisch, 2005). Moreover all prior studies focused only on the coefficients of individual predictors rather than developing composite risk measures (Mahmoud, Staten, Hall, & Lennie, 2012).…”

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Prediction of major depressive disorder onset in college students

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Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) in college students is associated with substantial burden. Aims To assess 1‐year incidence of MDD among incoming freshmen and predictors of MDD‐incidence in a representative sample of students. Method Prospective cohort study of first‐year college students (baseline: n = 2,519, 1‐year follow‐up: n = 958) Results The incidence of MDD within the first year of college was 6.9% (SE = 0.8). The most important individual‐level predictors of onset were prior suicide plans and/or attempts (OR = 9.5). The strongest population‐level baseline predictors were history of childhood–adolescent trauma, stressful experience in the past 12 months, parental psychopathology, and other 12‐month mental disorder. Multivariate cross‐validated prediction (cross‐validated AUC = 0.73) suggest that 36.1% of incident MDD cases in a replication sample would occur among the 10% of students at highest predicted risk (24.5% predicted incidence in this highest‐risk subgroup). Conclusions Screening at college entrance is a promising strategy to identify students at risk of MDD onset, which may improve the development and deployment of targeted preventive interventions.

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“…The rate of depression in college students is higher than that in the general population [4]. Depression was the fourth most common health problem reported by college students on the American College Health Association (ACHA) National College Health Assessment (NCHA) in the NCHA Spring 2007 survey; 18.4% of respondents reported having experienced depression sometime within the past year [5].…”

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Depressive Symptoms and Academic Performance of North Carolina College Students

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Thompson²,

Huber³

2012

North Carolina Medical Journal

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background Depression negatively affects cognitive functioning and, consequently, academic performance. Studies of this association have yielded conflicting results and have not fully considered other factors that may play a role in academic performance. This study examines the relation between depression and academic performance in students at a large urban university in North Carolina. methods We analyzed data from student responses to the 2008 cross-sectional National College Health Assessment to create categories of depressive symptomatology. E-mail invitations to participate in the assessment were sent to 8,000 students at the university in an effort to obtain at least 900 responses, the minimum number considered valid for a campus of its size. We analyzed the responses of the 1,280 undergraduates who completed the survey. Logistic regression analyses were performed to examine associations between depressive symptoms and academic performance in this group. results Students in the second, third, and fourth quartiles of depressive symptomatology had increased, though statistically non-significant, odds of having a lower cumulative grade average, even after adjustment for age, sex, year in school, race/ethnicity, substance use, and level of credit-card debt. This difference was most pronounced among students in the second quartile of depressive symptomatology. limitations This cross-sectional study did not allow for evaluation of causality. In addition, the self-report nature of this questionnaire could have led to some inaccuracy in reporting. conclusions Students reporting even a small number of depressive symptoms may be at increased risk for academic problems.

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Correlates and Predictors of Depression in College Students: Results from the Spring 2000 National College Health Assessment

Cited by 17 publications

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The adult sex ratio of European regions predicts female, but not male, subjective well-being

The adult sex ratio of European regions predicts female, but not male, subjective well-being

Prediction of major depressive disorder onset in college students

Depressive Symptoms and Academic Performance of North Carolina College Students

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