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Depression, Hostility and Substance Use Among University Students in Jordan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

A. Hamdan-Mansour
A. Hamdan-Mansour*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Nursing, Department of Community Health Nursing, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

Abstract

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Background:

University student became a target population for number of research studies due to increased number and types of mental and psychosocial problems that they suffer from.

Objective:

To examine the relationship between depression, hostility and substance use among university students in Jordan.

Study design:

Descriptive correlation study. Data collected on demographics, depression, hostility, and substance use from 572 university students in Jordan.

Results:

Almost 75% of the university students had mild to severe depression. Tobacco, pain killers, stimulants, tranquilizers, inhalants, and alcohol respectively were the most used substances. Depression was negatively correlated with hostility(r = .10, p= .04) and tobacco use (r =.19, p < .001). Depression level has positive correlation with frequency of using pain killers, inhalants, stimulants, tranquilizers, and heroine (p < .05). Male and female university students were not different in their depression scores, hostility, and frequency of substance use.

Conclusions:

Depression, hostility and substance use were correlated. Mental health care providers have to understand the impact of depression among university students in Jordan.

Keywords

depressionhostilitysubstance useuniversity studentsJordan
Type
P01-259
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 24 , Issue S1: 17th EPA Congress - Lisbon, Portugal, January 2009, Abstract book , January 2009 , 24-E647
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2009
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