Evaluation of Stress, Loneliness and Depression Among Residential and Non-Residential Students of Dhaka University: Case-Control Study

Md. Alamgir Kabir; Farhana Sultana; Md. Ibrahim; Muhammed Mohibul Islam; Md. Masudur Rahman; Md. Jahirul Islam; Sulata Bayen

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Evaluation of Stress, Loneliness and Depression Among Residential and Non-Residential Students of Dhaka University: Case-Control Study

Md. Alamgir Kabir, Farhana Sultana, Md. Ibrahim, Muhammed Mohibul Islam, Md. Masudur Rahman, Md. Jahirul Islam, Sulata Bayen

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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the stress, loneliness and depression among residential and non-residential students of Dhaka University. The respondents were drawn from different halls and locations. A total of 80 participants were used as subjects in the present study. A Bangla version of three scales (Stress scale-Cohen, 1999, Loneliness scale-Russell, Dan, 1978 and Depression scale-Rahman and Uddin, 2005) was administered in this study. Analyzing t-test the findings (p<.001) revealed that the mean scores between residential and non-residential students of Dhaka University were significant.

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DOI	10.11648/j.pst.20180201.11
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Stress, Loneliness, Depression, Residential, Non-Residential

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Md. Alamgir Kabir

Department of Psychology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Farhana Sultana

Department of Pharmacy, Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Md. Ibrahim

Department of Pharmacy, Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Muhammed Mohibul Islam

Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Md. Masudur Rahman

Department of Pharmacy, Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Md. Jahirul Islam

Department of Pharmacy, Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sulata Bayen

Department of Pharmacy, Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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