Stress and Depression Among Students’ Parents in Preparation for University Admission
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Objectives: To examine the prevalence and the related factors of stress and depression among students’ parents in preparation for university admission, and the correlation between stress and depression among those parents. Materials and Methods: Samples are fathers or mothers of 12th grade students (N = 325), selected by accidental sampling via online survey with 3 questionnaires: 1) demographic questionnaire, 2) Thai Stress Test (TST), and 3) Depression domain (D) of Thai Mental Health Questionnaire (TMHQ). Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s and Spearman’s correlation coefficients are used to analyze data. Results: 45.2% of sample have a mild level of stress, 35.7% and 16% of them have a normal and a well mental health level, while and 3.1% have a stressful level of stress, and 27.7% have a significant depression level that needed more diagnosis. Stress is positively related with gender (r = .130) and depression is positively related to high school program (r = .127). Moreover, academic performance, income, and understanding in admission system are negatively correlated to stress (r = -.147, -.212, -.186) and depression (r = -.139, -.203, -.162). Additionally, stress and depression have a significantly positive correlation (r = .710, p = .05). Conclusion: Most of students’ parents have a mild level of stress and one-third of samples are facing depression that needed diagnosis. While gender, high school program, academic performance, income, and understanding in admission system are related to the level of stress and depression.
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เรื่องที่ลงตีพิมพ์ในวารสารจิตวิทยาคลินิกแล้วถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์การเผยแพร่โดยวารสารจิตวิทยาคลินิกแต่เพียงผู้เดียว การตีพิมพ์หรือเผยแพร่ซ้ำในที่อื่นต้องได้รับอนุญาตจากกองบรรณาธิการวารสารฯ
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