Depressive Symptom Prevalence and Risk Factors in Eastern Turkish University Students

Kıvrak, Yüksel

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“…Mental health problems among university students are an emergent public health issue and evidencebased prevention is crucial (Dahlin et al, 2011) and it is particularly predominant in higher education (Yusoff et al, 2013;Hubble and Bolton, 2020). Studies also have shown that the number of depression and anxiety cases has been increasing among university students in recent years (Arslan et al, 2009;Kıvrak et al, 2016), with evidence that these levels are inversely related to students' life quality (Oztasan et al, 2016). According to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) report, in 2015/16, 15, 395 UK-domiciled first-year university students disclosed a mental health condition-almost five times the number ten years ago (Thorley, 2017).…”

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Perceptions of university students on nutrition as a useful tool to manage anxiety and depression levels

Junqueira-Gonçalves¹,

Genç²,

Genç

et al. 2023

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Objective: Mental health problems among university students are an emergent public health issue and prevention is crucial. Dietary interventions are currently being investigated as additional treatment options for mental illness. This work aimed (i) to measure and correlate the general status of physical-mental health and diet habits of undergraduate students (n=164, 96 females and 68 males) from different universities, in England and Türkiye; (ii) to develop a specific questionnaire to measure their knowledge on nutrition for mental health (as only general nutrition knowledge questionnaires were available), and (iii) to identify barriers for healthier food choices and sustainable behavioural changes. Materials and methods: The study was based on a cross-sectional survey. Undergraduate students were invited by email and their participation was voluntary and anonymous. Values were expressed as means and standard deviation. A significance level of 0.05 was set. Discussion and conclusion: The results showed that more than 1/3 presented a medium to a high level of somatization symptoms while more than 1/4 presented a moderate to severe level of anxiety and depression. Moreover, results showed a significant negative correlation between nutritional knowledge with physical status, anxiety and depression level and a significant positive correlation with adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Cost, time, convenience and no healthy options on campus canteens/restaurants were the main reported barriers against a healthier diet. Most of the students showed poor nutritional knowledge on how nutrition may impact mental health, but a high interest in learning about nutrition to improve their physical and mental health. Nutrition education and the support of a nutritional team may be alternative tools at the universities to help students manage their anxiety/depression, general health status and academic performance.

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Perceptions of university students on nutrition as a useful tool to manage anxiety and depression levels

Junqueira-Gonçalves¹,

Genç²,

Genç

et al. 2023

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“…Depression is a syndrome with symptoms such as constant sadness, stagnation, unwillingness, feeling of worthlessness, sadness, inadequacy, pessimism, and physiological slowdown in functioning (Goodwin, 2006). It is expressed as a social health problem in that it becomes chronic in individuals and has a high probability of recurrence (Kivrak et al, 2016). Therefore, it is thought that some measures should be taken in order to minimize the negative effects of depression and to prevent especially healthy individuals from falling into depression.…”

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Investigation of Stress, Anxiety, Depression and Psychological Well-Being Levels of Individuals who Regularly Play Tennis

Yüceant

2022

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This research was carried out to examine the stress, anxiety, depression and psychological well-being levels of individuals who regularly play tennis. The research group consisted of 450 individuals. In the study, “Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale,” “Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory” and “Psychological Well-Being Scale” were used as data collection tools. In the analysis of the data the normality test of the data was carried out by applying the Kolmogorov-Smirnov technique and the Skewness-Kurtosis coefficients. T-test was used to determine whether the stress, anxiety, depression and psychological well-being levels of individuals differ in terms of gender variable. One-way analysis of variance (Anova) technique was used to determine whether they differed in terms of tennis playing time. Pearson correlation coefficient analysis technique was used to examine the relationship between stress, anxiety, depression and psychological well-being. In addition, multiple regression analysis was applied to test how stress is a predictor of anxiety, depression and psychological well-being. According to the results obtained in the study, while there was no significant difference in the levels of stress, anxiety, depression and psychological well-being in terms of the gender variable (p>0.05), there was a significant difference in terms of the duration of playing tennis (p<0.05). While a positive and significant relationship was observed between stress, anxiety and depression, it was observed that there was a negative significant relationship between psychological well-being and stress, anxiety and depression. It has also been found that stress is a strong predictor of anxiety, depression and psychological well-being.

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The Effect of Regular Physical Activity on Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Life Satisfaction, Psychological Well-Being and Positive-Negative Emotion

YÜCEANT

2023

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Bu araştırmanın amacı; sedanter bireylerin 8 haftalık fiziksel aktiviteye göre stres, kaygı, depresyon, yaşam memnuniyeti, psikolojik iyi oluş ve pozitif-negatif duygu düzeylerini incelemek ve ön test son test puanlarını karşılaştırmaktır. Araştırma ön test-son test deney ve kontrol gruplu yarı deneysel bir araştırmadır. Araştırma grubu 50 deney grubu, 50 kontrol grubu toplam 100 bireyden oluşmaktadır. Veriler “Depresyon, Anksiyete ve Stres Ölçeği”, “Yaşam Memnuniyeti Ölçeği”, “Psikolojik İyi Oluş Ölçeği” ve “Pozitif-Negatif Duygu Ölçeği” kullanılarak elde edilmiştir. Elde edilen veriler grup içinde ve gruplar arasında karşılaştırılmıştır. Deney ve kontrol grubunun stres, kaygı, depresyon, yaşam memnuniyeti, psikolojik iyi oluş ve pozitif-negatif duygu düzeylerini ön test ve son test puanları açısından karşılaştırmak için bağımsız örneklem t testinden yararlanılmıştır. Bağımlı değişkenlerin birbiriyle olan ilişkisini incelemek amacıyla pearson korelasyon analizinden faydalanılmıştır. Deney grubundaki bireylerin ön test ve son test puanları bakımından stres, kaygı, depresyon, yaşam memnuniyeti, psikolojik iyi oluş ve pozitif-negatif duygu düzeylerinde anlamlı bir farklılığa rastlanırken (p0.05). Araştırmada stres, kaygı, depresyon ve negatif duygu arasında pozitif bir ilişkinin olduğu görülmüştür. Yaşam memnuniyeti, psikolojik iyi oluş ve pozitif duygu arasında da pozitif ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca stres, kaygı, depresyon ve negatif duygu ile yaşam memnuniyeti, psikolojik iyi oluş ve pozitif duygu arasında negatif bir ilişkinin olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

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Depressive Symptom Prevalence and Risk Factors in Eastern Turkish University Students

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Perceptions of university students on nutrition as a useful tool to manage anxiety and depression levels

Perceptions of university students on nutrition as a useful tool to manage anxiety and depression levels

Investigation of Stress, Anxiety, Depression and Psychological Well-Being Levels of Individuals who Regularly Play Tennis

The Effect of Regular Physical Activity on Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Life Satisfaction, Psychological Well-Being and Positive-Negative Emotion

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