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The relationship between gender, age, depression and academic achievement

Problem statement: Depression is said to have a relationship with academic achievement. Thus, the purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between age, depression and academic achievement among adolescents. Approach: The study was carried out among 400 students (200 boys and 200 gir...

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Main Authors: Yousefi, Fayegh, Mansor, Mariani, Juhari, Rumaya, Redzuan, Ma'rof, Abu Talib, Mansor
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Published: 2010
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spelling my.upm.eprints.172892015-11-03T01:37:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17289/ The relationship between gender, age, depression and academic achievement Yousefi, Fayegh Mansor, Mariani Juhari, Rumaya Redzuan, Ma'rof Abu Talib, Mansor Problem statement: Depression is said to have a relationship with academic achievement. Thus, the purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between age, depression and academic achievement among adolescents. Approach: The study was carried out among 400 students (200 boys and 200 girls) in the age range 15-19 years. The instrument used for data collection was the Beck Depression Inventory (21 item BDI). The analysis of data used correlation coefficient and t-test. Results: The results showed that 27.5% of the boys and 31.5% of the girls were depressed and that depression and academic achievement were significantly correlated, r = -0.22, p≤0.000. Also, based on results of the present study, age and academic achievement were significantly correlated (r = 0.23, p≤0.000). In addition there was significant difference of academic achievement between male and female, (t (1) = -5.47, p = 0.000). Conclusion/Recommendations: It is recommended that along with academic achievement, mental health be developed in school settings using support strategies such as educational guidance and counseling, teaching life skill programs and psychotherapy. 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17289/1/The%20relationship%20between%20gender.pdf Yousefi, Fayegh and Mansor, Mariani and Juhari, Rumaya and Redzuan, Ma'rof and Abu Talib, Mansor (2010) The relationship between gender, age, depression and academic achievement. Current Research in Psychology, 1 (1). pp. 61-66. ISSN 1949-0178 English
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description Problem statement: Depression is said to have a relationship with academic achievement. Thus, the purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between age, depression and academic achievement among adolescents. Approach: The study was carried out among 400 students (200 boys and 200 girls) in the age range 15-19 years. The instrument used for data collection was the Beck Depression Inventory (21 item BDI). The analysis of data used correlation coefficient and t-test. Results: The results showed that 27.5% of the boys and 31.5% of the girls were depressed and that depression and academic achievement were significantly correlated, r = -0.22, p≤0.000. Also, based on results of the present study, age and academic achievement were significantly correlated (r = 0.23, p≤0.000). In addition there was significant difference of academic achievement between male and female, (t (1) = -5.47, p = 0.000). Conclusion/Recommendations: It is recommended that along with academic achievement, mental health be developed in school settings using support strategies such as educational guidance and counseling, teaching life skill programs and psychotherapy.
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author Yousefi, Fayegh
Mansor, Mariani
Juhari, Rumaya
Redzuan, Ma'rof
Abu Talib, Mansor
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Mansor, Mariani
Juhari, Rumaya
Redzuan, Ma'rof
Abu Talib, Mansor
The relationship between gender, age, depression and academic achievement
author_facet Yousefi, Fayegh
Mansor, Mariani
Juhari, Rumaya
Redzuan, Ma'rof
Abu Talib, Mansor
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title The relationship between gender, age, depression and academic achievement
title_short The relationship between gender, age, depression and academic achievement
title_full The relationship between gender, age, depression and academic achievement
title_fullStr The relationship between gender, age, depression and academic achievement
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between gender, age, depression and academic achievement
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publishDate 2010
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17289/1/The%20relationship%20between%20gender.pdf
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