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questionnaires, which included a self-developed Social Stressor Questionnaire, the NEO
Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI), the Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) and the General Health
Questionnaire (GHQ). Male, relatively younger and less educated are the salient demographic
characters of the coal miners comparing to the ordinary workers. As of personality, they score
higher in Neuroticism, lower in both Agreeableness and Conscientiousness. Whereas, there shows
no significant difference on SCL-90.
3102.4 Epidemiological study of depression among obafemi awolowo university students,
Esther Aduke Ayeni, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Psychosocial and environmental stressors are some of the predictors for depression. To find out
the depressive level and likely predictors for depression among the students of Obafemi Awolowo
University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 262 students were subjected to depression Status Inventory (DSI)
questionnaire to collect data; 84% of them showed depressive symptoms ranging from mild to
severe. Multiple correlations and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data.
“Empty life” stands paramount among all the predictors. Others in descending order are “feeling
confused” and “having trouble thinking”. The clinical implication of this finding was discussed.
3102.5 The effect of daily hassles on Iranian college students mental health, Hamid Yaghubi,
Soheila Sarraf, Gholamhosein Zehtab, Iran
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between daily hassles, life events,
coping, and mental health in a sample of Iranian college students (n=196, M=135, F=61). Results
showed that daily hassles in some groups such as females, singles, and senior students was higher
than opposite groups. Major stressors in male students was higher than females (t=2.23, p