The association between family values and coping skills toward depression among 3u1i students

Abstract

Depression is one of the most common mental health problems among university students.However, the prevalence of depression among 3u1i university and its factors were remaining unknown. Therefore, a cross-sectional study was carried out among 73 respondents to investigate the relationship between family value and coping skills to the depression level among 3u1i university students. A set of questionnaires including the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS21), Asian Family Characteristic Scale (AFCS) and Brief-COPE were usedto measure depression, family values and coping skills, respectively. Data ware analysed using descriptive analysis, reliability test and logistic regression. Based on Logistic Regression analysis, family values were found to be a significant protective factor of depression in 3u1i students, whereas, avoidant-based and emotion-based coping skills were significant risk factors of depression in 3u1i students. Future study should develop the depression intervention program among this target group.