Impact of Age on Depression Levels among Higher and Senior Secondary School Students

Pages: 51-53
Rupika Chopra and Sheela Sangwan (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, I. C. College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana)

Depression is a mood disorder characterized by the presence o f sad, empty or irritable feelings accompanied by somatic and cognitive changes that significantly atfect the individual’s capacity to function. Depression affects their daily living activities such as work, sleeping, eating and concentration on the tasks. The present study was conducted on 500 adolescents, i.e., 250 adolescents form urban area and 250 adolescents from rural area studying in 10th, 11th and 12th classes. Children Depression Inventory (CDI) developed by Kovacs (2003) was used to measure the depression among adolescents. Results revealed that adolescents o f 15+-17 years had the higher level o f depression as compared to adolescents o f age group 14 15 years which depicts the significant relationship among adolescents’ age and depression.