Psychology
For your course paper, you will need to include a minimum of FOUR scholarly sources to support your ideas. One source may be your textbook and the other three should be scholarly journal articles.
Refer to the attached document for full assignment details, grading rubric, and a grading rubric. Please refer to the Course Information page for the course paper assignment which includes a list of topics.
ANSWER
Depression among College Students
APA style reference
Bisson, K. H. (2017). The Effect of Anxiety and Depression on College Students’ Academic Performance: Exploring Social Support as a Moderator. Digital Commons @ ACU, Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 5.
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https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1057&context=etd
Brief Summary
This article attempts to examine the relationship between anxiety, depression, social support, and academic performance. The study indicates a positive relationship between depression and academic performance. According to Bisson (2017), anxiety and depression are more prevalent among college students than the rest of the population. Many colleges and universities have adopted guidance and counseling programs meant to combat depression among students. Abilene Christian University created a program named Students Opportunities Resources and Advocacy (SOAR), meant to create an environment for students to discuss their challenges. There have been fewer cases of anxiety and depression since the introduction of SOAR on ACU; consequently, the student’s performance has greatly improved.
Relationship to the topic
My topic is depression in college students. This article directly relates to the topic since it discusses the connection between anxiety, depression, social support, and academic performance. My topic entails the prevalence of depression among college students, its consequences, and how to combat it. This article provides excellent suggestions such as having a solid support system to share one’s challenges and hardships, resulting in academic improvement.
APA style reference
Ahmed, G., Negash, A., Kerebih, H., Alemu, D., & Tesfaye, Y. (2020). Prevalence and associated factors of depression among Jimma University students. A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Mental Health System.
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-020-00384-5
Brief Summary
This article entails a study conducted among students at Jimma University. According to the report, students with a history of a violent sexual partner were more prone to depression. Other factors that put one at a higher risk of depression included; history of mental illness in the family, students who were abused emotionally at a young age, students who engaged in alcohol and substance abuse. The study suggests that institutions can handle depression by establishing depression screening services and designing mental health intervention programs.
Relationship to the topic
The article does relate to my topic on depression among college students. The study discusses students that are more prone to the condition and concludes that students with a history of an abusive sexual partner, students emotionally abused at a young age, and those with a family history of depression are more likely to be depressed. The article suggests that learning institutions should intervene and offer depression screening services and mental health interventions.
Kamble, R. G., & Minchekar, V. S. (2018, December). Academic Stress and Depression among College Students. International Journal of Current Research, 10(12), 76429-76433
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.24941/ijcr.33132.12.2018
Brief Summary
Academic stress and depression are significant causes of suicide and suicidal attempts among college students. The high prevalence of suicides among students puts pressure on parents, society, learning institutions, and the government. There is, therefore, the need to investigate factors that affect the students psychologically to help understand the thoughts leading to suicides and suicidal attempts. This study concludes that academic stress and depression are positively related. Further, female students are more prone to academic stress than males; consequently, they are the most depressed.
Relationship to the topic
This article relates to my topic on depression among college students in that it discusses the relationship between academic stress and depression, showing a positive correlation. Additionally, it discusses the gender differences, concluding that the female students are more prone to academic stress and consequently becoming more depressed.
APA style format
Katelyn, C. M., Logan, G. E., Barnes, E., & Brownell, S. (2020). An Exploratory Study of Students with Depression in Undergraduate Research Experiences. CBE Life Science Education, 19(2).
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https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.19-11-0217
Brief Summary
This research explores different ways in which depression affects undergraduates’ research experiences. The findings indicate that depression affects among others student’s motivation, productivity, creativity, socialization, and concentration. Failure to acquire guidance from parents or the school makes the situation worse. The article also lays emphasis on having a social support system with whom to share one’s challenges. Being alone and having negative interactions can worsen the students’ interaction. However, having people to share with lessens the challenge, in addition to receiving guidance and counseling.
Relationship to the topic
This article does relate to the topic of depression among college students. It explores in detail how depression affects the students. Among the effects are affecting the student’s motivation, creativity, productivity, socialization, and concentration. These effects result in poor academic performance. However, the challenge can be combated by guidance and counseling and a strong support system.
References
Ahmed, G., Negash, A., Kerebih, H., Alemu, D., & Tesfaye, Y. (2020). Prevalence and associated factors of depression among Jimma University students. A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Mental Health System.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-020-00384-5
Bisson, K. H. (2017). The Effect of Anxiety and Depression on College Students’ Academic Performance: Exploring Social Support as a Moderator. Digital Commons @ ACU, Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 5.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1057&context=etd
Kamble, R. G., & Minchekar, V. S. (2018, December). Academic Stress and Depression among College Students. International Journal of Current Research, 10(12), 76429-76433
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24941/ijcr.33132.12.2018
Katelyn, C. M., Logan, G. E., Barnes, E., & Brownell, S. (2020). An Exploratory Study of Students with Depression in Undergraduate Research Experiences. CBE Life Science Education, 19(2).
https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.19-11-0217
