抄録
Depressive tendencies in university students were investigated and descriptive statistics are reported. The Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) was administered to Japanese university students (n=2693, valid response=2465) between 2008 and 2009, and the data were subjected to factor analysis. The results indicated that the sub-categories of SDS responses consisted of the following three factors: Cognitive Symptoms, Emotional Symptoms, and Physical Symptoms. Moreover, compared with the data collected in a study conducted in 1994, university students that participated in the 2008-2009 study, reported higher depressive tendencies and women reported higher depressive tendencies than men. Contemporary university students may have high depressive tendencies, because of the diversification of life styles and difficulties in finding employment. It is concluded that preventive support for university students should be improved.
