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Relationships of Problematic Internet Use, Online Gaming, and Online Gambling with Depression and Quality of Life among College Students
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Kalkan, Bilal; Bhat, Christine Suniti – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2020
Young adults on college campuses have easy access to information and communications technology (ICT) which they use extensively for study, work, and leisure. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and extent of problematic Internet use, online gaming behavior, and online gambling behavior (together referred to as dysfunctional…
Descriptors: Internet, Games, Risk, Depression (Psychology)
Gender Differences in Risk and Protective Factors for Suicidal Ideation among College Students
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Lamis, Dorian A.; Lester, David – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2013
The correlates and predictors of suicidal ideation were examined in 303 male and 691 female undergraduates. Results indicated that hopelessness predicted suicidal ideation in both samples; however, depression was found to be a significant suicide risk factor only in women. In contrast, alcohol-related problems and social support from family…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Suicide, Predictor Variables, Depression (Psychology)
Effects of Parental Depressive Symptoms on Child Adjustment Moderated by Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Activity: Within- and between-Family Risk
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Laurent, Heidemarie K.; Leve, Leslie D.; Neiderhiser, Jenae M.; Natsuaki, Misaki N.; Shaw, Daniel S.; Fisher, Philip A.; Marceau, Kristine; Harold, Gordon T.; Reiss, David – Child Development, 2013
Child hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) activity was investigated as a moderator of parental depressive symptom effects on child behavior in an adoption sample ("n" = 210 families). Adoptive parents' depressive symptoms and child internalizing and externalizing were assessed at 18, 27, and 54 months, and child morning and evening HPA…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Depression (Psychology), Parent Influence, Child Behavior
Differentiating between Depression, Hopelessness, and Psychache in University Undergraduates
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DeLisle, Michelle M.; Holden, Ronald R. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2009
The overlap between depression, hopelessness, and psychache constructs was investigated using 587 undergraduates. Analyses indicated three correlated dimensions; among these, psychache accounts for more variance in depression and hopelessness than these latter variables account for in psychache. All constructs demonstrated convergent validity, but…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Undergraduate Students, Psychological Patterns, Correlation
Early Detection of Depression and Associated Risk Factors in Adults with Mild/Moderate Intellectual Disability
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McGillivray, Jane A.; McCabe, Marita P. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
The aim of this study was to determine the presentation and risk factors for depression in adults with mild/moderate intellectual disability (ID). A sample of 151 adults (83 males and 68 females) participated in a semi-structured interview. According to results on the Beck Depression Inventory II, 39.1% of participants evinced symptoms of…
Descriptors: Identification, Risk, Depression (Psychology), Adults