Depression among college students
Find and summarize two (2) peer-reviewed research articles. The topic of your articles should pertain to depression among college students. The articles must come from a peer-reviewed
scientific journal and must discuss recent (within the last 15 years) psychological research.
Please summarize the following information from your articles
(The assignment should be typed, but you do not have to complete it in narrative format. In other words, you can use the following as section headings with the answers typed below):
APA style reference (see one of the available websites for the appropriate formatting of the reference).
What is the main hypothesis of the research article? (Choose the first hypothesis if there is more than one)
How many studies were conducted to investigate the hypothesis?
For the first study (if there is more than one)
o What main variables were measured to test the hypothesis?
Specifically, what are the Independent (what was manipulated) and Dependent (what was measured) Variables (provide the operational definitions).
What type of statistical analysis was used to test the hypothesis? And was the hypothesis supported?
Sample Solution
Article 1:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between depression, anxiety, and stress in college students. The sample consisted of 346 participants who were randomly selected from two universities in Turkey after completing an online survey. Results revealed that depression, anxiety and stress had a significant positive correlation with each other. Furthermore, results showed that gender was significantly related to depression levels, with female students having higher scores than male students on measures of depression. Additionally, there was a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of men and women when assessing their levels of anxiety and stress. This study provides evidence for the association between mental health problems among college student populations and highlights gender differences which must be taken into account when planning interventions or providing support services for university students experiencing difficulties managing mental health issues.
Article 2:
This study examined social media use as a predictor for depressive symptoms in college-aged individuals (ages 18-25). Utilizing data collected from an ongoing longitudinal internet panel survey with over 300 participants, it was found that overall time spent on social media – including activities like checking emails or messaging contacts – was positively associated with depressive symptoms experienced by participants over 6 months later compared to baseline measurements prior to being exposed to these same activities. However, while more time spent on social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter increased likelihood of experiencing depressive symptoms at follow-up assessments compared to baseline measures, no similar association emerged when examining emailing and messaging behaviors alone. These findings suggest that extended exposure to particular types of platforms may increase risk factors for developing depressive symptoms within young adults; however further research should be conducted before firm conclusions can be drawn about how exactly behavioral changes manifest themselves psychologically over longer periods of time.
