Determinants of Depression among Nursing Students in USM, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan

Abstract

The nursing profession and students are subject to high stresses which can lead to depression due to various difficult situations. Many factors would contribute to the depression of nursing students that merit to be studied. The three most common determinants of depression that have been discussed in the literature are academic performance, social relation and individual lifestyle. This study examined the relationship between the three determinants and depression among USM’s nursing students in Kelantan. Using a snowball sampling method, a self- administered questionnaire was distributed to USM’s nursing students in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan through Google form. A total of 169 sample respondents was collected and analyzed by correlation. It was found that academic performance, social relation and individual lifestyle had significant negative weak relationships with depression. This study had identified the determinants of depression, but all the three hypotheses were significantly supported. Future studies should include more independent variables and larger sample size in the belief that the relationship will be significant.