The aim of this study was to examine whether having a precarious economic situation had an influence on the level of anxiety and depression in full-time psychology students at university level. The research also include potential differences between male and female students. Method: 140 students filled out a questionnaire including standard questions from the HADS to be able to analyse the experienced level of anxiety and/or depression in relation to gender, having a part-time job and receiving economic support from parents. Results: female gender and not receiving any economic support from parents seem to have a significant effect on the experience of both anxiety and depression. Conclusion: gender and economic struggles seem to have an impact on anxiety and depression in university students although further research on a larger population is necessary to increase the power of these results.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hig-19860 |
| Date | January 2015 |
| Creators | Rogne, Sandra |
| Publisher | Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för socialt arbete och psykologi |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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