Depressive Symptoms, Gender, and Ethnicity: An Exploratory Study among Cross Ethnic Adolescents in Sarawak, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Siti Raudzah, Ghazali, Azizah, Azhar
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Institute for Research in Youth Development, Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia 2015
• Subjects: BF Psychology; RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/30711/1/Siti%20Raudzah.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/30711/; http://iyres.gov.my/index.php/malaysian-journal-of-youth-studies
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Depression and suicide among teenagers in Malaysia is a growing concern (Kok & Goh, 2011). The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and its association with demographic characteristics among secondary school students. A cross sectional survey was empl...