TY - JOUR
T1 - Depression and college stress among university undergraduates
T2 - Do mattering and self-esteem make a difference?
AU - Dixon, Sarah K.
AU - Kurpius, Sharon
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Depression and college stress, major concerns among undergraduates, are potentially related to self-esteem and mattering. This study investigated the interrelationships among these four variables. Participants included college students (199 males and 256 females) between the ages of 18 and 23. Significant sex differences were found with women reporting greater depression, college stress, and mattering. Sex, self-esteem, and mattering accounted for 13.8% and 39.4% of the variance in stress and depression, respectively. Accounting for 49.1% of the variance, the full model including sex, self-esteem, and mattering enhanced the ability of stress to predict depression. All of the study hypotheses were supported.
AB - Depression and college stress, major concerns among undergraduates, are potentially related to self-esteem and mattering. This study investigated the interrelationships among these four variables. Participants included college students (199 males and 256 females) between the ages of 18 and 23. Significant sex differences were found with women reporting greater depression, college stress, and mattering. Sex, self-esteem, and mattering accounted for 13.8% and 39.4% of the variance in stress and depression, respectively. Accounting for 49.1% of the variance, the full model including sex, self-esteem, and mattering enhanced the ability of stress to predict depression. All of the study hypotheses were supported.
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U2 - 10.1353/csd.0.0024
DO - 10.1353/csd.0.0024
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:60849097274
SN - 0897-5264
VL - 49
SP - 412
EP - 424
JO - Journal of College Student Development
JF - Journal of College Student Development
IS - 5
ER -