Investigation of Depression and Anxiety in Students due to Burdenized Curriculum and Shortage of Time at University level

Authors

  • Dr Fozia Fatima Assistant Professor, Department of Health Professions Education, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8237-5313
  • Saima Naz Department of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1749-3262
  • Dr Nadia Shabnam Assistant Professor, Department of Health Professions Education, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • Dr Sabir Ali Head of Department, Department of Educational Development, University of Baltistan, Sakrdu, Gilgitbaltistan, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5874-5652
  • Sobia Fatima Legal Officer, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52053/jpap.v2i1.34

Keywords:

Depression, Anxiety, Burdenized Curriculum, Shortage of Time, Descriptive Design

Abstract

This study was undertaken to investigate depression and anxiety in students due to burdenized curriculum and shortage of time at university level. This study was descriptive in nature. 260 students were taken as a sample and it was drawn from three public universities of Islamabad through random sampling technique. Self-developed questionnaire was used and its reliability and validity had been estimated by Cronbach alpha and exploratory factor analysis respectively. Results of this study showed that majority of the students were agreed that they had depression and anxiety due to burdenized curriculum and shortage of time. They were not able to learn necessary skills that enhance their performance. Most of the students generally expressed anxiety when they were insulted by their parents and peers due to the bad performance in academics. Demographic factors (gender, age & qualification) had no significant effect over the students’ perception about their depression and anxiety at university level.

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2021-07-05

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Fatima , D. F. ., Naz, S. ., Shabnam, D. N. ., Ali , D. S. ., & Fatima , S. . (2021). Investigation of Depression and Anxiety in Students due to Burdenized Curriculum and Shortage of Time at University level. Journal of Professional & Applied Psychology, 2(1), 21–35. https://doi.org/10.52053/jpap.v2i1.34

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