A Comparative Study of Depression among Adolescents in Relation to Gender, Domicile and Family Type: with Special Reference to Kashmir

In the present study, the level of depression was examined in a sample of 120 adolescents (60 boys and 60 girls) with equal participation from different domicile types (60 from rural and 60 from urban areas) and different family types (74 from joint and 46 from nuclear families). The measure used for collecting data was Beck Depression Inventory. The results of the study revealed a significant difference in the level of depression between the boys and girls. Girls were found to be more depressive than boys. Also a significant difference was found between rural and urban adolescents, and joint and nuclear family adolescents with rural and nuclear family adolescents were found to be more depressive than their counterparts.