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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2014.15.1.323

Effects of Major satisfaction and Employment stress on Depression in college students  

Byun, Eun-Kyun (Department of Nursing, Kyungnam College of Information & Technology)
Park, Sung-Hee (Department of Nursing, Changshin University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.15, no.1, 2014 , pp. 323-330 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was done to identify the relationship of Major satisfaction, employment stress, depression and to identify the factors influencing depression for 196 College Students who agreed to participate in the study. Date were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression with SPSS 18.0. A negative correlation was found between major satisfaction and depression, positive correlation was found between employment stress and depression. The predicting factors for depression were major satisfaction and employment stress. Those factors accounted for 26.0% of depression. The fallow-up survey about various factors influencing college student's depression is needed and prevent depression program for developing depression are controled.
Keywords
Depression; Employment stress; Major satisfaction;
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