Mental Health Problems Among Graduate Students in Turkey: a Cross-Sectional Study

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KILIÇ C., ŞANAL KARAHAN F.

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, cilt.45, sa.4, ss.634-650, 2023 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10447-023-09514-3
  • Dergi Adı: International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.634-650
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Academic distress, Anxiety, Depression, Graduate students, Mental health
  • Uşak Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, depression/anxiety and academic distress were investigated among graduate students in Turkey. The study sample comprised 459 graduate students who voluntarily completed an online survey (294 women, 64%). Independent t-tests and multivariate analyses were performed to examine group differences. The results confirmed that depression/anxiety and academic distress scores varied according to sociodemographic variables. Whereas depression/anxiety and academic distress did not show significant differences in terms of gender and place of residence, students who had previously sought psychological help had higher levels of depression/anxiety and academic distress. Younger age, being a master’s student, and being single increased the risk of having higher levels of depression/anxiety and academic distress. University counseling centers may benefit from these findings in efforts to identify graduate students at risk and apply appropriate prevention and intervention strategies.