STRESS AND DEPRESSION AMONG POST GRADUATE STUDENTS

Abstract- Stress and depression can both be caused by life events and medical conditions. The one difference is that stress can be caused by pleasant events such as a promotion or marriage, while depression is associated with unwelcome events like financial difficulties or death. Life for many young people is a painful tug of war filled with mixed messages and conflicting demands from parents, teachers, coaches, employers, friends and oneself. The objective of this research was to study the relationship between stress and depression among post graduate students. Another objective was to study the effect of gender on stress and depression among post graduate students. The size of the sample was 51(27 male and 24 female). Beck’s Depression Inventory and Hari’s Stress inventory was used to measure the level of depression and stress among post graduate students. It was found that stress and depression among male students was higher as compared to their female counterparts. The correlation analysis states that as stress increases the level of depression also increases among male and female post graduate students. Gender had a significant effect upon the depression level of male and female post graduate students