A Study On Student Depression In Chachoengsao Province, Thailand

Abstract

The purposes of descriptive research were to 1) study levels of student depression in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand; and 2) compare factors related to student depression in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand. The sample selected using the simple random sampling method was 304 elementary students and lower secondary students from schools in Muang District, Chachoengsao. The sample size was calculated by Krejcie & Morgan’s Table. The research instrument was a questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, t-test, and f-test. The research results were as follows: 1) The level study of student depression in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand found that 82 students or 26.97% had no depression, whereas 222 students or 73.03% had depression. According to the classification of depression levels, there were 140 students or 46.05% with low depression, 51 students or 16.78% with moderate depression, and 31 students or 10.20% with severe depression. 2) When student depression in Chachoengsao Province was compared to students' general information, it was found that differences in students' gender, ages, and educational levels had an impact on their different depression levels, with a statistical significance.