Document Type
Research Paper
Abstract
This study examines gender differences in depression relate to motivation orientation, body image, achievement, affiliation and attributional style. One hundred four psychology students from the University of Northern Iowa completed the Beck Depression Inventory, Expanded Attributional Style Questionnaire, a Scale of lntrinsic versus Extrinsic Motivation and the Self-Perception Profile for College Students. Body image correlated with depression for both males and females. Affiliation correlated with depression for both males and females, however achievement only correlated with males. A stable and global attributional style correlated with depression in males whereas only a stable attributional style correlated with females. These results indicated that body image contributed considerably more than other variables with depression across both genders.
Publication Date
2001
Journal Title
Conference Proceedings: Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference
Volume
5
Issue
1
First Page
27
Last Page
34
Copyright
©2001 by the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Publisher
University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Recommended Citation
Davis, Allison; Sims, Kristina; and Wong, Jane
(2001)
"Gender Differences in Depression in College Students,"
Conference Proceedings: Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference: Vol. 5:
Iss.
1, Article 9.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/csbsproceedings/vol5/iss1/9
