Factors associated with depression among Turkish faculty of education freshmen by Beck depression Inventory–II-Turkish
Abstract
Aims: To a ssess the prevalence of depression among the fi rst-year university students. Methods: 237 freshmen contributed anonymously to the study on a voluntary basis and an informed consent was obtained. Beck Depression Inventory-II Turkish (BDI-II-T) was applied. SPSS 11.0 statistical program was used. Results: Overall depression prevalence was 8.4 %. 54.9 % of subjects were females. 3 factors were found: factor 1 (depressive) with 11.2 %, factor 2 (cognitive) with 9.7 % and factor 3 (somatic-aff ective) with 8.8 % of total variance. Mild depression was found in 5.9 %, moderate in 1.7 % and severe depression in 0.8 % of subjects. Conclusion: BDI-II-T was found to be useful for the detection of depression among freshmen in terms of academic failure and future health.Downloads
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