Depression in Asian–American and Caucasian undergraduate students

Young, Christina B.; Fang, Daniel; Zisook, Sidney

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2010.02.124

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“…Meanwhile, Hudson's findings were inconsistent concerning the social selection theory which declared that low SES predisposes a person to depression [33]. Higher rates of depression among females than males is a common finding for most of the studies done on college students [4,5,37,42,43] but in our study there was no significant difference between the genders (p = 0.50). This could be explained by the fact that university student cohort is more homogeneous than the general population and the fact that females are subjected to the same college life stressors, study burden, and assessment-related anxiety and tension as males.…”

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“…This has also been the subject of a wide variety of research papers worldwide both in developed and developing countries. The prevalence of depressive symptoms in university students ranged from 10 to 60% which is consistent with the findings for the more severe condition [5][6][7][8][9].…”

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“…We used data from a cross-sectional survey of Egyptian undergraduate students to explore the relationship between the socio-economic factors and depression prevalence [30]. Estimates of depressive symptom prevalence in the current study were much higher (71%) compared to other studies of students that screened for depressive symptoms across the world where the prevalence ranged from 10 to 60% [5,7,9,31,32]. This might be explained by the differences in the methodological approaches of study (subject of a future publication), whether it is prevalence or incidence study, or it might indicate that these students experienced more depression and anxiety about their futures and employment or that they were less satisfied with their studies.…”

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Analysis of an Egyptian study on the socioeconomic distribution of depressive symptoms among undergraduates

Ibrahim

Kelly

Glazebrook

2011

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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Analysis of an Egyptian study on the socioeconomic distribution of depressive symptoms among undergraduates

Ibrahim

Kelly

Glazebrook

2011

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“…Compared to whites, Asians generally exhibited elevated levels of depression. 31,32 A study recently published in Japan reported that the prevalence of depression among COPD elderly in-patients (mean age of 72.7 y) was as high as 48.6%. 33 Thus, investigations of depression in Asian out-patients with COPD are warranted.…”

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Depression in Japanese Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study

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BACKGROUND: Some investigations have revealed an association between depression and physical measurements of COPD patients in North America and Europe, but few related studies have been performed in Asia. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 84 consecutive, stable outpatients with COPD (mean ؎ SD age 72.0 ؎ 9.0 y, percent-of-predicted FEV 1 46 ؎ 15%, 15 [17.9%] female) in a Japanese community hospital were recruited. "Probable depression" was defined as a score of > 6 on the short-form Geriatric Depression Scale (SF-GDS). Relationships among commonly used physical measurements, SF-GDS raw score, and probable depression were evaluated with the Spearman rank correlation test, multiple linear regression analysis, logistic regression analysis, and receiver operating characteristic curves. RESULTS: Thirty-two subjects (38.1%) had probable depression. Body mass index, obstruction, dyspnea, exercise capacity index, percent-ofpredicted FEV 1 , Modified Medical Research Council dyspnea score, 6-min walk distance, and S pO 2 had: simple correlations (r 0.42-0.60, P < .001 for all) with the SF-GDS raw score; partial correlations (r 0.25-0.51, P < .05 for all) with the SF-GDS raw score after adjusting for demographic and social factors; association with probable depression in the logistic regression analysis after adjusting for demographic and social factors (P < .05 for all); and areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.72؊0.84 (P < .001 for any) for probable depression. CONCLU-SIONS: Physical parameters were associated with depression in our Japanese COPD out-patients.

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“…Cultural beliefs have also been reported as contributing to depression (Young, Fang, & Zisook, 2010). For example, Native American students compared to Anglo-American students, experienced a higher level of somatic symptoms and Japanese students were the lowest on expressive positive emotions (Iwata & Buka, 2002).…”

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University students' depression: a cross-cultural investigation

Khawaja

Santos

Habibi

et al. 2013

Higher Education Research & Development

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Australian, Iranian and Portuguese university students (N = 967) completed University Students Depression Inventory (USDI; Khawaja & Bryden, 2006) in English, Persian, and Portuguese languages respectively. A series of MANOVA were used to examine differences in depression symptoms as an effect of the country and demographic variables. Interactions were also examined. The results indicated that country, gender, and year level had some impact on the depressive symptoms of the university students. Australian students were more depressed than the Iranian and Portuguese students, while Iranian students were more depressed than the Portuguese students. Subscales of USDI: Lethargy, Motivation, and Cognitive/Emotional were also used to compare the depressive symptoms of students. The Australian female students reported a significantly higher level of lethargy than their male counterparts. Similarly, the first year male students from Iran were significantly more lethargic than the first year Iranian female students. Iranian and Portuguese male students, compared to the female students of these countries, experienced a lower level of motivation. The Australian and Iranian students, compared to the Portuguese students, reported a significantly higher level of cognitive and affective symptoms. The scores on the Cognitive/Emotional subscale increased with the year level. Differences among students' depression are described and implications discussed.

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Depression in Asian–American and Caucasian undergraduate students

Cited by 102 publications

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Analysis of an Egyptian study on the socioeconomic distribution of depressive symptoms among undergraduates

Analysis of an Egyptian study on the socioeconomic distribution of depressive symptoms among undergraduates

Depression in Japanese Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study

University students' depression: a cross-cultural investigation

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