Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to study the frequency of depression and related factors in university students. Method: Research is an epidemiological study of a cut-off type. The universe of research was composed by 12,800 students. The sample selection program was used and the sample size was calculated as 986 people. Considering that data may be missing or wrong in the study, the sampling increased by 10 percent (986+99) to 1085 people. The research data is collected with a 20 question form that contains the personal information of students and is created by researchers by scanning the literature, with the Beck Depression Scale and the World Health Organization’s Quality of Life Scale. Data analysis used percentage, average± standard deviation, independent sampling t test, one-way variance analysis and correlation analysis. Results and Results: Students who participated in the study found a Beck Depression Score score average of 11.46±10.30. According to the correlation analysis, the total score of the Beck Depression Scale and the World Health Organization Life Quality Scale have found a negative, weak and statistically meaningful relationship between physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environmental health subdimensions (r=-0,32, p<0,001; r=-0,39, p<0,001; r=-0,32, p<0,001; r=-0,32, p<0,001; r=-0,35, p<0,001). The frequency of depression in university students is mild. Place of birth, place of residence, class level, drug use, smoking, suicide thought, the presence of chronic disease, state of health perception, detected weight state, state of physical activity and quality of life variables are associated with the frequency of depression.

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